The federal election is very likely to be called within the next fortnight, and it will be very different to any other.
It will occur during a lingering global pandemic, amid soaring cost of living pressures for households, and just weeks before the first interest rate rise for Australian households since 2011, which is expected on June 7.
Tom McIlroyPolitical correspondentTom McIlroy is the Financial Review's political correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
Ingrid Fuary-WagnerExplainer editorIngrid Fuary-Wagner is the AFR's explainer editor, based in Sydney. She previously wrote about property and before that was news editor at Domain. Connect with Ingrid on Twitter. Email Ingrid at ingrid.fuary-wagner@afr.com
