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Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures.
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Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for an election squarely centred on the cost of living.
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