Australia will head to the polls for a federal election on 3 May, in what is predicted to be a tight race.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a small majority, announced the date from Parliament House on Friday.
Opinion polls predict a slim margin between the country’s two major parties, and the possibility either will have to work with independent MPs or minor parties – which combined won a record share of the vote at the last election – to form the next government.
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The campaign is expected to be dominated by cost-of-living issues, and Labor is fighting to avoid becoming the first single-term government to lose an election in almost a century.
Australia will head to the polls for a federal election on 3 May, in what is predicted to be a tight race.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a small majority, announced the date from Parliament House on Friday.
Opinion polls predict a slim margin between the country’s two major parties, and the possibility either will have to work with independent MPs or minor parties – which combined won a record share of the vote at the last election – to form the next government.
The campaign is expected to be dominated by cost-of-living issues, and Labor is fighting to avoid becoming the first single-term government to lose an election in almost a century.