Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albananese during a press conference at the Canberra Parliament House on March 28, 2025.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albananese called on the national election on May 3 on Friday, as El País faced the cost of life and the growing United States’ rates.
This launched a five-week campaign at the helm of the vote, as the Central-left government is looking for a second three-year term.
« Our government has chosen to face the world challenges of the Australian way, helping people under cost pressure, while being built for the future, » Albanase told a press conference after the election triggered.
« Due to the strength and resilience our people have shown, Australia turns the corner. Now on May 3, choose the way to go, » he said.
The Labor Party won the majority in the last federal elections in 2022, and ended with nine years of liberal-national coalition government. Opinion polls indicate that the Labor Party is currently doing neck and neck with the conservative liberal-national coalition led by Peter Dutton.
Life cost pressure It has increased since the Albanians arrived. That is in spite of a large amount of measures intended to relieve household life costs, including a New round of tax cuts In the budget on Tuesday.
The Australian Bank Bank reduced the reference box rate In February for the first time in more than four years, which meant that the worst of inflationary pressures could have passed.
Among the main problems for voters would be how to manage relationships with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who has so far ruled out exemptions from any country on steel and aluminum rates.
Albanese said he would continue to pressure the United States administration for a rescue. During Trump’s first presidential term, Australia was Exempt from US rates On steel and aluminum.
Earlier this week Trump announced 25% automatic rates for all cars « Not done in the United States » And it is expected that it will present another round of rates to commercial members next week.
U.S. commercial surplus with Australia was $ 17.9 billion by 2024An increase of 1.6% compared to 2023 were displayed, the data of the United States Census Office were displayed.
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