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Politics
Maeve Bannister and Finbar O'Mallon

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Pm tipped to call election this weekend - The Untold Story

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have made "presidential-style" election scene-setting videos. (AAP)

Scott Morrison is poised to fire the starting gun on the federal election, casting himself as a safe pair of hands in uncertain times.

The prime minister is widely expected to ask Governor-General David Hurley on Sunday to dissolve the parliament and set either May 14 or May 21 as the date for an election.

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