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Australian federal election date: Anthony Albanese calls poll for 3 May


Albanese visits governor general to kickstart five-week election campaign, with polls suggesting Labor is in a tight contest with Coalition under Peter Dutton

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Australians will head to the polls on 3 May after Anthony Albanese fired the starter’s gun on the federal election campaign.

The prime minister visited the governor general, Sam Mostyn, on Friday morning to dissolve the 47th parliament, triggering a five-week race to form the next government.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/28/australian-federal-election-date-anthony-albanese-calls-poll-for-3-may

Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy

Publish date : 2025-03-27 21:58:00

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