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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 16, 2024. Tracey Nearmy/Pool/Getty Images
The prime minister has scrapped plans to call an election for April 12, saying his sole focus is on the needs of Australians in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Speculation had been mounting that Anthony Albanese would visit the governor-general on March 9 or March 10 to call the poll.
