Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media at the Parliamentary Office in Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia on February 11, 2022. Australia will hold general elections on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, launching a campaign that is expected to be contested. the cost of living costs, climate change and questions of trust and ability of large groups.
Morrison mocked economic uncertainty and security threats while announcing the election, saying this was not the time to hand over power to an untested opposition party leader, Anthony Albanese.
“By voting for Liberals and Nationals in the May 21 election you can ensure a strong economy for a strong future,” Morrison told reporters in the Canberra capital. Opposition groups say they will offer “a better future” to the Australian people than the conservative coalition.
The Morrison coalition, which has a majority seat in the lower house of parliament, is following Labor in the by-elections after nine years in office. But the Conservatives similarly remained ahead of the previous election in May 2019, in which they won.
Both Morrison and Albanese on Sunday outlined a series of challenges that Australians have faced since the last election, from fires and floods, to the COVID-19 epidemic, economic downturns and rising food and fuel costs.
Morrison said his government had saved thousands of people with its strong COVID-19 limits and encouraged rapid recovery from the epidemic to reduce unemployment by 4%. “Now is not the time to risk that,” Morrison said, adding that Labor would weaken the work. economy with high taxes and shortages.
In response, Albanese said the government has no vision for the country, while his party has plans to reduce childcare costs, improve care for the elderly, increase productivity and promote the growth of renewable energy. “At the moment, we have a non-existent economy. Working for the people. People know that. They are doing very hard,” Albanese told reporters in Sydney.
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