Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms early election plan

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he intends to call an election for July 02,2016 

On Monday April 18,2016 Australia's upper house, the Senate, rejected a piece of government legislation for a second time.

This provided Malcolm Turnbull with a trigger for a so-called double dissolution election.

Malcolm Turnbull said at a press conference on Tuesday April 19,2016 that he intended to ask the governor general to dissolve parliament after the budget on May 03,2016

Malcolm Turnbull  said calling the double dissolution was about "giving the people their say".

What is a double dissolution election?
Australia's constitution allows for an early election to be called when the Senate twice blocks a piece of legislation that has been passed by the lower house, the House of Representatives. Although ostensibly designed to resolve political deadlocks, in practice it has largely been used opportunistically by governments who see an advantage in going to the polls early.