Australian Platform

A federal election had to be called in early 2025, but as always sitting governments have to weigh up a multitude of factors before settling on a date. Back in January, the fast train of world global news overshadowed much of what was happening in Australia. In particular, the record number of executive orders in the early days of the Trump presidency seemed, in David Pope’s view, to reduce Prime Minister Albanese’s policy train to toy-like insignificance.