What can be expected in this year's federal election?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to set the date for the federal election soon, though it can't be later than the 21st of May. The polls indicate Labor has the lead, but election analysts say it's difficult to say who will win on election night.

Boxes of information, ready for polling booths are seen at an Australian Electoral Commission warehouse in Queanbeyan Source: AAP

According to the Australian newspaper's latest Newspoll [[published April 4]], Labor leads the Coalition on 54 to 46 per cent on the two-party preferred category.

And in the better prime minister category, the two leaders are virtually neck-and-neck, with Scott Morrison just one point ahead of Anthony Albanese at 43 versus 42 per cent.

Some commentators say there's a possibility this federal election could result in a hung parliament.

It means that neither Labor nor the Liberal-National Coalition are able to secure the majority of seats in the House of Representatives - a scenario that last happened when Labor's Julia Gillard was prime minister from 2010.

 

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