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Election date set, we head to the polls on May 3

Mar 28 2025 Updated March 28, 2025

Chloe Kent

1 min read

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has set a date for the election, May 3. File Photo.

KICKING off a five-week race to the polls, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning officially called this year's federal election which will be held on May 3.

The prime minister travelled to Government House at dawn to dissolve parliament before standing in front of Parliament House a short time later for a media conference.

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