As the May 17 deadline for electing a new parliament quickly approaches, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declares that he intends to hold an election “imminently.”
I can foresee that it will occur in May. And it will be called pretty soon, Albanese said on Thursday on Triple M radio.
“I won’t call it right away, but I will call it soon.” He said, “I believe Australians want to get on with it.”
According to separate reports from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian newspapers, Albanese is scheduled to visit Governor-General Sam Mostyn’s Canberra on Friday to call the election.
To dissolve parliament and hold general elections, Albanese must be given Mostyn’s permission as governor-general of the United Kingdom, King Charles’s representative.
Although Albanese’s office has not yet made any comments on the claim, The Australian reported that the election would take place on May 3.
The federal election is scheduled for tomorrow, ending months of rumors about when it will be called by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Several government sources confirmed that Albanese would travel to Canberra’s Governor-General’s residence tomorrow morning to finally get a picture. twitter.com/aVD11WCABA
In light of the rising living expenses, Albanese’s Labor Party has put forth a number of measures to appease voters.
A person making an average income would be eligible for a 268-Australian-dollar ($170) tax cut in the fiscal year ending June 2027 and a 536-Australian-dollar ($338) cut the following year.
Although welcome, the tax relief, which was implemented during the current fiscal year, was only 1, 654 Australian dollars ($1, 044).
The Liberal-National coalition’s leader, Peter Dutton, made his pre-election promises that the government would reduce the fuel excise tax by half, calling it a “real, immediate relief” that could save single-car families 750 Australian dollars ($473) over the course of a year.
Source: Aljazeera
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