In the second federal election debate, the two leaders traded words on cost of living pressures, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisting global factors are to blame AusVotes2022 auspol
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese have clashed in the second leaders' debate ahead of the federal election.Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese have been challenged on their character in a heated leaders' debate.The debate was the second between the two for the federal election, and an online poll of the TV audience declared the prime minister the winner.
"It has been a tough three years, particularly the last two years and I know over that period of time there would have been many disappointments, people would have disagreed with many things I did and would have a different view about how things might have been managed," he said.Mr Uhlmann listed Barnaby Joyce, Gladys Berejiklian and French president Emmanuel Macron as people who had questioned Mr Morrison’s honesty.
In the hour-long debate, the two leaders are facing questions from a panel of three journalists including Nine political editor Chris Uhlmann, David Crowe from the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age and Deborah Knight from 2GB. The debate is hosted by 60 Minutes' reporter Sarah Abo.Mr Albanese has pushed the need for a federal anti-corruption commission, claiming"We need to make sure that we restore faith in the integrity of our political system," he said.
"But the way we have been able to address this issue is making sure we manage money wisely. Australia has maintained a AAA credit rating, one of only nine countries in the world to do so during the pandemic," he said. In his opening pitch, Mr Morrison described the choice between the Coalition and Labor as one between "a stronger future or a more uncertain future".
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