How to watch first leaders’ debate between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese
The first leaders’ debate of the election will get under way on Wednesday night. This is how you watch Morrison and Albanese go head-to-head.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will go head-to-head in the first leaders’ debate of the election on Wednesday night in Brisbane.
The leaders of Australia’s two major parties will take questions from voters for the Sky News/The Courier Mail People’s Forum at 7pm AEST.
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The contest of ideas will be moderated by Sky News Anchor Kieran Gilbert as 100 undecided voters chosen by Q&A Market Research ask about the issues that matter most to them.
The debate can be viewed on Sky News, Flash and on news.com.au via a live link.
The Sky News coverage begins at 2pm during Afternoon Agenda.
From 6pm. Credlin with Peta Credlin will go over both leaders’ chances before the forum begins at 7pm.
It will be followed by a live broadcast of post-forum analysis and an announcement of the results with Paul Murray at 8.30pm.
The forum comes after a week and a half of intense campaigning from both leaders as they have toured the country, stopping at electorates where the vote could go either way to try and swing undecided voters.
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