In Dutton’s first 10 seconds, he invoked Trump (and 28 other takeaways from the leaders’ speeches)

The election campaign is officially under way and both leaders are making their case to voters.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave the first remarks of the campaign this morning, promising to build a better future for Australians. At the same time, he is playing up the risk of cuts and uncertainty under a Coalition government.

Peter Dutton’s first remarks followed shortly thereafter; he came out swinging in his campaign soft launch in Brisbane.

Below, we take a deeper look at both leaders’ speeches, and the strategy behind their language. We’ll start with 16 points from Dutton, then go to 13 takeaways from Albanese.

Peter Dutton

Anthony Albanese