(L-R) Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison debate on live television ahead of the federal election during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2022. The Australian federal election will be held on May 21, with Liberal leader Scott Morrison looking to secure a fourth term in power for the Coalition against Labor and opposition leader Anthony Albanese. Alex Ellinghausen/Pool/Getty Images
Australia’s general election on May 21 hangs on a knife-edge. Polls still marginally favor the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Anthony Albanese.
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”