Australia Gears Up To Hold National Election On May 3

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an election for May 3, kicking off what's expected to be a closely-fought campaign centered on cost-of-living pressures and a housing crisis in a sluggish economy.

- Bloomberg

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Albanese is campaigning to become the first Australian leader in more than two decades to win consecutive elections, a symptom of the long-running political fragmentation which has threatened the nation's prized stretch of prosperity.

His opponent, Liberal leader Peter Dutton, will be trying to tap into a global backlash against incumbents that saw governments fall across the world in 2024.