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Lidija Ivanovski

There’s no time like right now to put campaign heat on Dutton

Anthony Albanese should call an election as soon as possible. He needs the heat of campaign scrutiny to force voters to think hard about the choice between two very different leaders with very different visions.

The 47th parliament of Australia is unofficially over.

Before the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate last Tuesday, the chance of Anthony Albanese sticking to a scheduled May election was slim. After the RBA cut rates, that chance is skeletal.

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Lidija Ivanovski is a partner at Brookline Advisory and former chief of staff to Richard Marles.

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