Albo supports shifting from a PM called election within a 3 year term to a 4 year term of fixed length.

“If you’ve got a three-year cycle, in practice, that often means that you really only have a shorter window of perhaps a couple of years to bring about substantial reform, by which time you’re looking at the next election,” he said.

Having a fixed term of parliament would remove the ability for prime ministers to call early elections, as well, which typically favour the incumbent government.

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    19 hours ago

    I do agree with fixed terms, and would probably vote yes in a referendum that only offered a package deal