Anthony Albanese will not mention election this weekend, because his government spends all his resources dealing with Cyclone Alfred.
During an interview on ABC's 7.30 on Friday evening, the prime minister confirmed the news, where he categorically excluded the option.
He told host Sarah Ferguson that he would not announce the elections on Saturday or Sunday, while the government focused on the incoming cyclone.
Albanian was initially established to mention the elections immediately after the West -Australian state elections on Saturday.
He said that it will only be called after Monday next week.
“I don't intend to do anything that distracts from what we should do,” said Mr. Albanese.
'This is not time to look at politics.
“My only focus is not an election, my only focus is on the needs of Australians, that's my only focus.”
Anthony Albanese has excluded that this weekend will call the elections, while his government is working to respond to Cyclone Alfred
Alfred is expected to make landing on Saturday in Brisbane Midmorning
Albanians had arisen whether he would postpone the elections all week because of Alfred.
His decision to postpone it means that the federal budget would be distributed as planned on March 25.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers had already confirmed that the government was working on the budget, despite rumors that swallow that the elections would be called on 12 April.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton previously predicted that Mr Albanese would slow down the elections.
Mr Dutton said the prime minister would do that 'Must have a tin ear to campaign during a natural disaster.
“People will wait for waters to deteriorate, there will be fast water rescuing, there will be people who clean up their houses or their companies, and some people will have lost everything,” Mr Dutton told Brisbane Radio Station 4BC on Wednesday.
“That is the reality of these weather events, and to go to the elections in that moment, I think the prime minister would have a pewter ear to do that.”
The outer northern Brisbane electorate of Mr Dutton of Dickson is expected to be hit by the Cycloon and his 130 km/h Wind already in Saturday.
Albanese said that the situation was 'very serious' while talking to Sarah Ferguson
Extreme weather conditions are reported along the Upper East Coast of Australia (depicted, record -breaking waves caused by Alfred in Point Danger, Coolangatta)
Two upcoming long weekends, Easter and Anzac Day, have also excluded April 19 and April 26 as a possible election data for Mr. Albanese.
Now he has only three dates to choose from: May 3, 10 or 17 May.
The third option is the last day that his government can hold the general elections.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to influence the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Northern NSW that start on Saturday.
High winds are already felt in areas along the coast and rain showers have already led to flash flames in regional NSW.
Albanian said that Alfred's risk was 'very serious'.
“If you talk about a tropical cyclone that crosses over and land where more than four million Australians live, then that is pretty serious,” he said.
“That is why we do everything possible and mobilize every level of support that we can do, both civil and military.”
