Albanese visits governor-general to kickstart five-week election campaign, with polls suggesting Labor is in a tight contest with Coalition under Peter Dutton
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Australians will head to the polls on 3 May after Anthony Albanese fired the starter’s gun on the federal election campaign.
The prime minister visited the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, on Friday morning to dissolve the 47th parliament, triggering a five-week race to form the next government.
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