No election date or apology from PM

The prime minister says the election will be called soon, but he wants to talk to the Australian people about his government's budget this week.

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Scott Morrison Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is keeping mum on the election date, saying he is focused on explaining his government's budget to the public.

He had been widely tipped to announce a May 11 election on Sunday, but that did not happen and he is instead spruiking last Tuesday's budget announcements.

The delay has led to accusations from the Labor opposition that Mr Morrison has pushed the election back so the cash-strapped coalition parties can exploit taxpayer-funded advertising.

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