The election campaign has officially begun.  What now? 

 

Annika Smethurst is a Walkley award winning political reporter at The Age, and the author of The Accidental Prime Minister and regular contributor at The Briefing.  Annika explains what rules apply to things like campaign funding and advertising....and IF the parties obey the rules.   We also learn if incumbency gives Scott Morrison and the Coalition an upper hand as we head to the polls.   

 

On today’s Briefing....what happens now the election has officially begun? 

 

Todays Headlines

• PM calls election for May 21 
• Newspoll shows ALP in poll position 
• Pope calls for peace in Ukraine at Palm Sunday address

• Ferrari wins Australian Grand Prix in front of massive crowd

• All-private space crew arrives at ISS

 

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