Scott Morrison has agreed to a second election debate with Anthony Albanese on free-to-air TV, but Labor is waiting to see how the leader recovers from COVID-19.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to a second election debate with Anthony Albanese in a move that challenges the Labor leader to commit to the free-to-air forum to be broadcast in prime time on Sunday, May 8.and would air during the usual 60 Minutes timeslot on Sunday night to ensure a large audience.
Albanese said in January he was ready to debate Morrison “every day, every week” but he is yet to agree to a specific proposal when the campaign is nearing the halfway point in the six-week contest for victory on May 21. While the first debate of the campaign was a Sky News “people’s forum” with questions asked by selected voters on the pay television platform, the Nine proposal would adopt the traditional approach of using a panel of journalists to question the two leaders.
Labor finance spokeswoman Katy Gallagher said Albanese had “smashed” Morrison in the first debate and it was in Labor’s interest for more to be held. Labor sources said the party leaders had to wait to see how Albanese recovered from COVID-19 when he emerges from isolation on Thursday, noting the experience of the virus has varied widely and some people feel the impact for some time after the first week.
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