AUS: Jim Chalmers concedes there's a 'possibility' Labor could lose election after one term

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says there is a "possibility" the Albanese government could lose power after one term, as polling suggests Labor and the Coalition are neck-and-neck.

Chalmers was asked on ABC Radio National Breakfast on Thursday if he conceded there was a "very real risk" Labor would not win a second term when Australians cast their ballots next year.

"Of course that's a possibility," Chalmers said. "We take no outcome of any election for granted and people have got a choice to make."

Chalmers was also asked about comments from political commentator Niki Savva on Thursday. She wrote in a Nine newspapers column that if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins the next election and forms majority or minority government, he should step down after a "decent interval" to allow Labor to regenerate.



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