Leaders' debate

Scott Morrison has used the final leaders' debate of the election campaign to implore voters to put a strong economy first, even if his government had been ...

On the other matter of the financial settlement, I’m advised that the matter hasn’t even been settled,” he said. Mr Tudge denied the claims and an investigation found insufficient evidence of wrongdoing. As a government, we have been showing the same responsibility.” Sign up to our Election Brief newsletter. They also managed to compliment each other. Connect with Phillip on You never let that person run the team.” We dealt with the issue. We have got employment outcomes that are 50 per cent better. Voters in the NSW Labor-held seat of Macquarie awarded the debate strongly to Mr Albanese; as did those in the Victorian Liberal-held seat of Chisholm and the South Australian Liberal-held seat of Boothby, the Labor-held Darwin seat of Solomon, and the Liberal-held Tasmanian seat of Bass. Voters in the Liberal-held Hasluck in Western Australia declared the debate a draw, with 44 per cent picking Mr Albanese, 44 per cent picking Mr Morrison and 12 per cent were undecided. Lagging in the polls and with just over a week to election day, Mr Morrison painted Labor as a risk to all that had been achieved during the pandemic.

Scott Morrison has defended the secrecy surrounding a $500,000 taxpayer-funded settlement to former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller, as he attacked Anthony ...

Advertisement Advertisement You never let that person run the team," Mr Morrison said. Advertisement Advertisement Some 16 per cent didn't pick a side.

Watch the live stream of the final leaders' debate between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese right here from 7.10pm WA ...

WATCH THE DEBATE IN THE YOUTUBE PLAYER ABOVE FROM 7.10PM WA TIME The debate will be aired in the YouTube player below from 7.10pm WA time and in an Australian television first will feature “The Pub Test” to determine the winner. The two leaders will be looking to put the chaos of the second debate behind them after the event descended into a shouting match and viewers switched off in droves.

* Both leaders committed to not introduce a carbon or mining tax if elected. * Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the path to clean energy was not about ...

* The two leaders laid out their plans for boosting productivity in the economy. He said the prime minister had a history of blaming people when there were challenges. * Mr Albanese said the prime minister was wrong to view childcare as a cost rather than an investment in women, families and the economy. * Mr Albanese said no one in the Labor party had registered a formal complaint about the treatment of the late senator Kimberly Kitching. He said if there had been a complaint, Labor policy would be to hold an investigation. * Mr Albanese said he admired the prime minister's commitment to the nation and his increased funding for mental health during his time in government. * Mr Morrison said he admired his opponent's determination to rise from humble beginnings to a leadership position in Australia, but he did not believe Mr Albanese had shown the ability to do the top job.

For the last time before election day, Albanese and Morrison will address voters shoulder-to-shoulder.

We do, but we also want them to keep it civil. Morrison responded by dubbing the Labor leader a “loose unit”, saying an increase of that magnitude would cause inflation to spiral upwards. 7NEWS Political Editor Mark Riley will host the debate. Seven’s debate is the third of three meetings between Albanese and Morrison, with the latter desperately needing a win in the polls to keep up. That’s not to say we don’t want them to engage in real debate. The rivals will have the opportunity to advocate for their position on the issue - and many others - during the debate.

Anthony Albanese wins the third leaders' debate which saw he and Scott Morrison cover well-trodden issues, but also the Prime Minister confirm Alan Tudge ...

"Mental health is something that when we were all a bit younger wasn't spoken about. "You need to be across the detail. It's not welfare, it's economic reform," he said. Mr Albanese said he acknowledged that the job of prime minister was a difficult one to do and he admired that Mr Morrison was "committed to his nation". "He has shown the ability to rise to be the leader of one of the oldest parties in this country, and he should be commended for that." "He will be happy to come back and service in the ministry and I welcome that," Mr Morrison said.

* Both leaders committed to not introduce a carbon or mining tax if elected. Advertisement. Ad. * Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

* The two leaders laid out their plans for boosting productivity in the economy. He said the prime minister had a history of blaming people when there were challenges. * Mr Albanese said the prime minister was wrong to view childcare as a cost rather than an investment in women, families and the economy. * Mr Albanese said no one in the Labor party had registered a formal complaint about the treatment of the late senator Kimberly Kitching. He said if there had been a complaint, Labor policy would be to hold an investigation. * Mr Albanese said he admired the prime minister's commitment to the nation and his increased funding for mental health during his time in government. * Mr Morrison said he admired his opponent's determination to rise from humble beginnings to a leadership position in Australia, but he did not believe Mr Albanese had shown the ability to do the top job.

Ahead of the final leaders' debate between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, let's look back at how the first one went. Two ...

She went into cardiac arrest shortly after and died at 10.17am on April 30, more than 21 hours after she arrived at the hospital. McGowan was speaking in Fremantle ahead of the WA budget being handed down tomorrow. It would also have the ability to investigate allegations of corruption that occurred before or after its establishment. So, I think [investigating] retrospectively has to happen if we want to raise the bar and increased trust in government.” They must be there otherwise we don’t have a model that would work,” Haines said during an online panel with Steggall hosted by The Australia Institute. Shing said the task of the committee was to explore systemic witness welfare policies at integrity agencies. “There is a cloud over the premier,” Davis said. The role of an independent is to help facilitate and create progress. yesterday yesterday “Independents work with the government of the day. yesterday

Debate watchers have delivered Labor leader Anthony Albanese a convincing victory in with fully half of the...

"He is a loose unit when it comes to the economy. Australia can be a renewable energy superpower for the world." We'll miss out on the opportunity to deal with cost of living and stop everything going up except for people's wages." "Climate change is real and it's here now. "We need to look after people who are vulnerable. "And I admire that in Australians and I admire that in Anthony, and that's great." "You invest in the businesses to make the change," he said. We've seen it with the bushfires and we've seen with the floods," he said. "We need to make sure that we actually harness the energy that business has for this change, to make sure that we take advantage of the opportunities which are there. He said Morrison was asking for "three more years of more of the same". "A vote for the Liberal and Nationals on May 21 is the strong, responsible and safe choice for a strong economy for a stronger future." "And now is not a time to risk that on an unproven opposition and Labor leader who doesn't have a plan for our economy and hasn't got the experience with the challenges that we face.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has won the third debate in Sydney, edging ahead of Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the leaders' final public showdown ...

In the Northern Territory, voters in the seat of Solomon had Morrison the winner 50 per cent to 25 per cent. “And so at the moment he’s got his nose in front.” Macquarie in NSW voted in favour of Mr Albanese with exactly half swinging towards Labor. Mr Morrison won over just 25 per cent of the crowd, with the remaining quarter remaining undecided.

Thursday: Writers push for climate to be on election agenda as leaders' debate dominated by cost-of-living measures. Plus: the $10bn vegan pet food market.

It’s been one of the Liberal party’s safest seats for more than 120 years. And West Australians will receive hundreds off their electricity bills in a state budget pledge, writes the West Australian. Longtime Kremlin critic Lucy Shtein fled to Lithuania after receiving a year’s sentence of “restricted freedom” for supporting the opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Many of the carvings are believed to date from 50,000 years ago. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s prosecutor general is due to launch war crime trials, with three Russian prisoners of war accused of targeting or murdering civilians, and a soldier who allegedly killed a man before raping his wife the first of the more than 10,700 reported cases to be heard. The Labor leader and Scott Morrison put forward competing views on wage rises, economic management and energy policy in a tightly managed discussion last night.