SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a national election for May 3 on Friday, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Prime Minister Albanese’s Labour party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022, but most recent opinion polls show the party neck-and-neck with the opposition Liberal-National coalition when votes from smaller parties are redistributed. “Our government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way – helping people under cost-of-living pressure, while building for the future,” he told a press…
PM Albanese announces May 3 general election in Australia
