The Department of the Prime Minister tweeted: "The Government is now operating in accordance with caretaker conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election".
Providing a link to ‘Guidance on Caretaker Conventions’, the department also said comments would be disabled for the period.
The post was made while Parliament was sitting and was deleted several minutes later. InvestorDaily understands that the PM's department confirmed the post was an error.
Just moments before the blunder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that the federal election would be called "imminently", though he declined to provide a specific timeline.
The election must be held by 17 May, and could be called as soon as tomorrow if the PM's department's X blunder is anything to go by.
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