PM expected to call Australian election on Friday morning with poll likely to be held in early May

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to call the federal election on Friday for a polling day in early May, according to Labor sources. Speculation had been rife in Canberra that Albanese could visit the governor general on either Friday or Sunday to capitalise on momentum from Tuesday’s federal budget and draw attention away from Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech on Thursday night. Several senior Labor sources told Guardian Australia on Thursday afternoon they expected the election to be called on Friday while other sources did not downplay that speculation. The timing would draw attention away from Dutton’s budget

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