Should the Federal Parliament term be increased to four years?

A Turnbull Government M-P has reignited debate about whether the federal parliamentary term should be increased from three years to four. He says he believes it would give voters and businesses more certainty, and he has Labor's support.

David Coleman MP demanding the increase in Federal Parliament term. Source: AAP

In theory, voters are only meant to go to the polls every three years, but the average time between federal elections is just two-and-a-half. Liberal M-P David Coleman has told the ABC he is pushing for that three-year federal parliamentary term to be extended to a fixed four years.