Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has acknowledged making an error in claiming that the President of Indonesia had proposed allowing Russian military aircraft to be based in the country—a statement he has since clarified.
During the second leaders’ debate with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, held at the ABC’s Parramatta studios in Sydney on Wednesday, Dutton also declined to comment on whether the effects of climate change were worsening.
Pressed on the Coalition’s fiscal strategy, Dutton confirmed his proposal to reduce the federal public service workforce by 41,000 positions by 2030, but conceded that this measure alone would not cover the cost of the Coalition’s full policy platform. He indicated that additional savings through further government spending cuts may be necessary.
Meanwhile, the debate also highlighted growing pressure on the government over rising energy costs. Prime Minister Albanese repeatedly avoided specifying when electricity prices would decrease under a re-elected Labor government.
Dutton criticised Labor’s lack of clarity, pointing to a key 2022 election pledge in which the Albanese government had promised a $275 reduction in annual electricity bills.
“They are making no commitments in this election other than: if you vote Labor, your electricity and gas prices will go up,” Dutton said.
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil, responding separately, dismissed the Coalition’s housing policy as a “melange of weird things,” amid growing scrutiny over Labor’s progress toward its housing targets.
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