Final countdown
This election campaign has been an odd one — not because of policy or political posturing but rather the way it's been overshadowed by unexpected events.
It’s difficult to remember an Australian federal election campaign like this one, and there haven't been that many days over the past four weeks where the election has even led the news in Australia.
Delayed by a cyclone, interrupted by the Easter and Anzac Day breaks, and paused for the recent passing of the Pope, it has been a stop-start affair, punctuated by unforeseen events.
For the business and investment communities (and many others), the wild gyrations in global markets, induced by Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, have been a much bigger story, and impossible to ignore.
Yet, heading into the final week of campaigning, we are still facing a historic outcome next Saturday.
