PM says ‘I trust Trump, Xi’, while Dutton says he doesn’t know them
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That’s a wrap
That’s a wrap for the second leadership debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Thanks for following along. We will have more coverage of the federal election tomorrow.
Here are some key moments from the debate:
- Dutton wasn’t firm on whether he trusted US President Donald Trump, while Albanese said ‘I have no reason not to’
- Albanese mistakenly insisted his government never asked the public service to model changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, contradicting Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
- Dutton admitted he had wrongly stated that the Indonesian president had confirmed Russia had sought access to a military base in Papua.
- Albanese was asked repeatedly to answer when power prices would come down under Labor’s energy plan, and refused to directly engage with the question
- Dutton stopped short of saying whether climate change was making natural disasters worse. “I don’t know because I’m not a scientist,” he said.
Here are some of the other major stories we covered today:
- What Labor, Coalition say about housing targets: Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and opposition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar went head-to-head in a debate at the National Press Club.
- PM had ‘no clue’ about Russian airbase: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton slammed Labor for having “no clue” about a Russian attempt to secure an airbase in Indonesia, despite the Jakarta ruling out the prospect.
- PM slams Dutton’s Russian airbase reaction: Anthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s comments on the false reports of Russia’s attempt to secure an airbase in Indonesia were an “extraordinary overreach”.
- Wong accuses Dutton of fabricating statement from Indonesian president: Foreign Minister Penny Wong accused Peter Dutton of fabricating a statement form the Indonesian president after reports of a Russian attempt to base long-range military aircraft in the country were deemed false.
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