With the federal budget out of the way, the countdown is on to when Prime Minister Scott Morrison will call the next election.
The guessing game for when we'll go to the polls has also begun, with the available dates now narrowed down to just three.
This is a quick guide to when the election could be, and how to make sure you're ready before voting day.
When will election day be?
This is the million-dollar question!
The election has to be on either May 7, 14 or 21.
But Mr Morrison might have given a clue during the week.
In an interview with Nine Radio, he said it would be "mid-May" — which would look a lot like May 14.
As for when he actually calls the election, that's still firmly up in the air. But when the Prime Minister was asked if he'd be doing it this weekend, his answer was a pretty firm "no".
How do I enrol to vote?
The easiest way to enrol is to do it online at the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website.
You'll need your driver's licence or your passport or, if you don't have either of those, someone who's already enrolled can fill out a form confirming your identity.
You can also print out a hard copy form or pick one up from an AEC office and return it to them filled out.
If you're already enrolled but you've had to leave your home because of the floods, you need to let the AEC know so they can give you more advice about whether you need to change your enrolment details or not.
You can enrol, or update your details, at any time. But enrolments for this year's election will close seven days after the election is called.
Who is eligible to vote?
To be eligible you need to be an Australian citizen aged 18 years or over, or turning 18 between now and election day (whenever that is).
You also have to have lived at your address for at least a month.
How can I vote early?
The main ways are to pre-poll or send in a postal vote.
Pre-polling is just going to an early voting centre and voting in the same way you would if you did it on election day. The AEC will have a list of pre-poll venues on their website.
Postal voting, on the other hand, requires a few steps.
Firstly, you need to apply for a postal vote — you can get the application form either online or from an AEC office.
The form will ask for some personal details like your address, but also a security question, and your answer.
You need to remember the answer because you'll have to include it when you send your postal vote back in.
If the AEC approves your application it'll send your ballots out when it's election time for you to fill out.
You also need to have someone witness that it's actually you who filled them in, but obviously not witness who you voted for.
After that you put your ballot papers into the return envelope provided by the AEC, make sure you fill in the section about your security question and send it back — you don't even need to buy a stamp, the AEC pays for return envelopes.
What if I get COVID just before election day?
This is something the AEC hasn't had to deal with before at a federal election and is still working out.
During the recent South Australian election, "ballot packs"were given out at COVID testing stations in the days leading up to the election, in case people who were being tested later returned a positive result.
But it seems as though the AEC will use the existing telephone voting system — which is usually reserved for people who are blind or have low vision, or people working in Antarctica.
The AEC says it'll work hard to make sure that's available as an "emergency measure".
It also says it's working hard to make sure any in-person voting sites are COVID-safe.
