Defence Minister Peter Dutton, who referenced the interception of an asylum seeker boat in a last-ditch re-election pitch, is in a fight to retain his Queensland seat.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton is in a fight to retain his Queensland seat of Dickson in an unexpected threat to one of the Coalition’s most senior figures.
Nationals deputy leader David Littleproud said United Australia Party preferences would have helped Labor. Former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne said Dutton “is not going to lose his seat”, saying votes were swinging back towards him and that an earlier call for Labor was “reckless”.Asked if Dutton was going to be the next opposition leader, Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said, “I think we have a long way to go tonight. It is all over the place at the moment. At this point in time, let’s just concentrate on the result tonight”.
Dutton has been the government’s loudest voice on national security during the election campaign, most notably urging Australians during an Anzac Day television interview to prepare for war due to global and regional insecurity. Peter Dutton was accused by Labor of playing politics with national security during the election campaign.The Liberal Party on Saturday seized on the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat trying to reach Australia, texting voters in marginal seats that they needed to vote for the party to keep the nation’s borders secure.
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