Morrison Has Tossed the Coin, Calls Date for Federal Election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 13, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australians will go to the polls on May 18 after a visit to the Governor General’s office on the morning of April 11.

Morrison said there is much at stake at the election and only the coalition can deliver a strong economy and the dividends of that.