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Election 2019: The PM names the day

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Scott Morrison during division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
موريسون توجه اليوم الى تازمانيا فيما جال شورتن على مقاعد متأرجحة في غرب استراليا Source: AAP

This year's federal election finally has a date: May the 18th. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement early on Thursday after weeks of speculation.


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This year's federal election finally has a date: May the 18th. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement early on Thursday after weeks of speculation.


It's on -- Australians will vote in the 2019 federal election on May the 18th.

Labor has criticised Mr Morrison for the timing of his announcement.

The announcement, historically made on a Sunday, has forced the cancellation of two days’ worth of Senate estimates hearings, where the government was due to be questioned on issues such as the Adani coal mine and Murray Darling fish kills.

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