Live federal election updates: Labor goes to campaign Plan B after Albanese tests positive to COVID

Doug Dingwall
Sarah Basford Canales
Updated April 22 2022 - 6:04pm, first published 6:00pm

The election campaign took a surprise turn on Thursday night when Anthony Albanese tested positive to COVID-19 and went into isolation for a week.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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