Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is speaking to reporters in Lismore, New South Wales, as residents have been cut off due to intense flooding in the region.

While the Coalition leads in three out of the four major polls over the last week, Labor has made up some ground.

Australians will head to the polls for the next federal election sometime in the next six months or so – although when exactly it will be held isn't set in stone.

Anthony Albanese has put insurers on notice, urging them to “do the right thing” and swiftly process claims following Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s destructive wake or risk government intervention.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are on a unity ticket that insurers are "ripping off" Australians — though both their parties are heading to a federal election without any proposal to change that.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday ruled out calling a national election for April on Sunday or Monday, as had been expected, so his government can focus on an approaching cyclone in Queensland state.

As the Western Australian state election votes start to roll in, Liberal candidate for Churchlands and Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas has weighed in on the federal election implications of tonight’s result.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had planned to call the election on Sunday for an April 12 poll, but is delaying the announcement due to Cyclone Alfred's expected landfall on Saturday.

Albanese has been hit by the twin disruptors, one natural and one man-made. Both complicate Albanese’s election thinking

Securing an interview with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is tough when you’re in the business of writing about food and restaurants. Politicians at all levels tend to have priorities that don’t involve hot takes on croissants.

Government sources say Anthony Albanese has all but settled on triggering an April 12 election on Sunday or Monday, but now faces several days of uncertainty caused by a cyclone off south-east Queensland.

Political Strategist and Adviser Yaron Finkelstein discusses Anthony Albanese’s plans for the upcoming federal election and the WA state election.