The prime minister will head to Government House tomorrow to call the federal election for May 3.
With both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton laying down their competing visions for the next term of parliament, the pair will now ready for a five-week campaign where they will seek to convince voters each is the right person to lead the country.
The stage is also set for a potentially tumultuous first week on the campaign trail, with a cash rate decision by the Reserve Bank due on Tuesday and United States President Donald Trump’s threat of a new round of tariffs to be announced on April 2, US time.
With just three seats to lose to force Labor into minority government, and 19 for the Coalition to pick up to be able to govern in its own right, pollsters have favoured a hung parliament as the most likely outcome based on current opinion.
Parliament has been frenetic with expectation of an imminent election today, and with Mr Dutton due to deliver his budget reply this evening.
The ABC confirmed Mr Albanese’s election plans just an hour before that event.
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