Another big week in federal politics is underway, with the budget announced on Tuesday. Then, possibly this weekend, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will formally call a double-dissolution election for July 2.
While it is true that the official campaign does not begin until the governor-general issues the election writs, the mechanics of parties’ campaigns began months, even years, ago.
Political party operatives, staffers of politicians, and political organisations such as GetUp are flooding voters’ inboxes with emails about issues they want etched in voters’ minds by polling day.
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