Federal election date is finally revealed in biggest hint yet

With the upcoming federal elections taking place at the end of May, speculation has been going on for months about which date will be chosen.

The clearest hint yet came on Monday, when Labor insiders said an April 12 election is likely because Anthony Albanese wanted to get the Western Australian election out of the way first.

The WA state election is on March 8, so voters in the West could have five weeks between the two elections.

Labor won a huge majority at the last WA election and the state government is popular and expected to retain power.

By calling a federal election in early March, the Labor government could avoid cutting the federal budget, which is scheduled for March 25.

Despite the two previous budgets showing surpluses, the next budget is forecast to show a deficit.

Although interest rates have remained stubbornly high during Labor’s almost three years in power, the government is hoping for a rate cut before the upcoming election.

More to come…