Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has staked his re-election prospects on there being no negative quarter of economic growth over the next 18 months, as a senior government minister admitted that Treasurer Jim Chalmers was being undermined by some colleagues.
Speaking after the latest The Australian Financial Review /RedBridge Group/Accent Research poll suggested a Coalition victory in 2028 was plausible, the prime minister said Labor was only halfway through its term and what Labor would be telling voters at election time mattered more that what was happening now.
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