It's been a feature of Australia's elections since federation. Albanese supports a change
It's been a feature of Australia's elections since federation. Albanese supports a change
The 124-year-old feature of Australian elections that Albanese supports changing
Should Australia adopt longer parliamentary terms? These are the main arguments for and against, and how likely the change is to occur.
Albo supports shifting from a PM called election within a 3 year term to a 4 year term of fixed length.
"If you've got a three-year cycle, in practice, that often means that you really only have a shorter window of perhaps a couple of years to bring about substantial reform, by which time you're looking at the next election," he said.
Having a fixed term of parliament would remove the ability for prime ministers to call early elections, as well, which typically favour the incumbent government.