Final Question Time of 2024 a Rehearsal for the Next Election

The final sitting day of Parliament has continued late into the night as MPs work through a backlog of Bills.

A general view of the roads around the Parliament House building in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 13, 2021. Jamila Toderas/AFP via Getty Images

The last Question Time of Australia’s Parliament for 2024 was feisty as usual but also offered an insight into how the next election battleground and messaging in 2025 could shape up.

In the House, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold an early election.