Debate tonight

Mr Albanese needs to prove himself after a disastrous first week in which he made headlines for wrongly guessing the unemployment rate.

When Scott Morrison (pictured) and Anthony Albanese go head to head in their first election campaign debate at 7pm tonight, there is far more at stake for the Labor leader When Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese go head to head in their first election campaign debate tonight, there is far more at stake for the Labor leader. - Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese to clash in first debate at 7pm tonight

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I'll be taking you through our live coverage of tonight's first election debate which will take place at the Gabba in Brisbane from 7pm. Prime Minister Scott ...

Foreign Minister Marise Payne was hosting a private fundraising event for the Coalition in Sydney. At 7pm, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will face off in the first campaign debate in Brisbane. “It is deeply disturbing,” Bishop said. “I will continue to follow the health guidelines as so many Western Australians have done during this pandemic,” he said. Unvaccinated travellers to NSW will no longer be required to hotel quarantine. Dutton said Australia had to be realistic about what was going on in its region. At a press conference on Wednesday, Morrison said it was a “false claim” to infer the deal would result in a Chinese base being built in the Solomons. Former Coalition foreign minister Julie Bishop has contradicted the prime minister’s claim that it was “false” to say the Solomon Islands security pact with China could lead to a military presence on the islands. Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended the government’s Solomon Islands strategy after the Pacific Islands nation signed a security pact with China, saying it was not Australia’s right to dictate terms to the Solomon Islands because the two countries are “siblings” not “children and adults.” Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce expressed a different opinion to Morrison about the Solomon Islands security pact with China. Mr Joyce on Wednesday afternoon suggested it would lead to China establishing a military presence in the Solomons. Seselja said it was important to continue to monitor the extent of the security pact as Australia has had “good assurances” there will never be Chinese military bases in the region and Australia will continue to be the security partner of choice. Pacific Minister Zed Seselja says the focus of the Solomon Islands’ decision to sign a security agreement with China should be on how Australia can sustain relations with the Pacific Islands neighbour, not on whether to send Foreign Minister Marise Payne to visit.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have squared off in the first leaders debate of the 2022 election – so who won?

“Now I can tell you it‘s not easy, and you have to believe in it, you have to understand it. @AlboMP’s strategy is to dial into community frustration and sentiment, and convince voters the nation could do better. “For me the biggest turning points was the boat turn back issue and the response from Albanese ... and the other one was the China point.” “The Prime Minister was very on top of his facts. That will have gone over some people’s heads, but it did give the impression he was in command.” Several punters in the crowd admitted they were still on the fence at the conclusion of the debate.