The federal election will be held on May 11. Or May 18, or maybe the 25th...?
The federal election will be held on May 11. Or May 18, or maybe the 25th.
He said he would determine the date"in a short while", saying May 11, 18 or 25 were all possibilities. Mr Morrison was reportedly considering that date earlier in the year, with the suggestion the government could give the Australian Electoral Commission a budget boost to get the count done faster. He told the party room meeting he was determined that in the upcoming campaign, the government would not only emphasise the importance of growth but why it mattered - to fund investment in healthcare, new medicines, education, defence and the social safety net.Opposition leader Bill Shorten's 2018-19 Budget replyHe was the Liberal Party's director during the 2001 and 2004 elections, and won his seat of Cook at the 2007 poll.
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