There’s still a long road to go before a federal election, and it’s already been pretty bumpy.
Not only has the prime minister delayed firing the starting gun because of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred – we now have the prospects of a budget, in amongst a fresh stoush between Donald Trump and former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy tells Reged Ahmad what this latest argument between the US President and our former prime minister means for trade – and the delayed election