
COVID-positive Albanese campaigns from home
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is isolating at home during the federal election campaign after testing positive to COVID-19.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is isolating at home during the federal election campaign after testing positive to COVID-19.
The Morrison Government has seized on an early stumble by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, who was unable to state the official interest rate or national unemployment figures on the first full day of election campaigning.
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At the May 21 federal election, Scott Morrison will aim to be the first incumbent prime minister to win two elections in a row since John Howard in 2004, while a win for Anthony Albanese will mean five successive prime ministers have failed to be re-elected.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the federal election for May 21, with he and Labor rival Anthony Albanese staking out their key positions ahead of the six week campaign.
Federal Labor and its leader are making quiet progress in their election march but face challenges despite the Morrison Government’s self-inflicted wounds, writes Michelle Grattan.
Anthony Albanese has used his speech at the South Australian Labor conference to pick apart the federal government’s workplace and industrial relations strategies.