PM insists he isn’t taking election win as a right
Anthony Albanese says he has “a mountain to climb” – a line he’s used so much just lately – and implored Australians to vote for stability in a time of uncertainty.
This morning Peter Dutton has mentioned he believes tomorrow’s outcome might be a miracle for the Liberal social gathering, just like the 2019 election.
Talking to ABC AM Sabra Lane, Albanese is requested whether or not he’s anxious this election might ship a shock outcome for the opposition. Albanese says he “definitely take[s] nothing as a right”.
I feel 2019 exhibits the folly of pretending that you realize the end result of an election earlier than the ballots are counted.
Whereas each events have been saying voters will probably be higher off below their respective events, neither will promise individuals will probably be higher off in three years from now.
Lane asks whether or not Albanese will “assure” Australians will probably be higher off by 2028. Albanese says:
As we converse right now, Sabra, now we have inflation right down to 2.4%, now we have wages growing, now we have unemployment low, and rates of interest have began to fall. Each one of many key financial indicators is enhancing. Underneath the previous authorities, we inherited rates of interest going up, inflation with the six in entrance of it, wages going backwards…
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PM digs at Dutton over Ukraine
Transferring to points abroad, Albanese is requested if he believes {that a} peacekeeping power for Ukraine is a step nearer, and whether or not it’s one Australia would possibly contribute to.
He takes goal on the Coalition for breaking the bipartisan stance on defence, having objected to sending Australians to Ukraine on a peacekeeping mission.
I hope that it has … I’ve mentioned, if there may be peace in Ukraine, Australia would take into account any proposal to take part as a part of a coalition of the prepared.
Underneath my authorities, we are going to stand with Ukraine for so long as it takes, we assist their wrestle for his or her nationwide sovereignty, as a result of it is usually a wrestle for the worldwide rule of legislation. Peter Dutton broke with that bipartisanship by opposing any participation.
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PM says Coalition ‘hiding’ shadow ministers from marketing campaign
Albanese takes goal at Peter Dutton and his staff, who he says have been hidden away.
The PM says he’s “proud” of the staff he captains and that the general public don’t hear from the Coalition’s shadow ministers.
They’ve needed to cover people who find themselves senior shadow ministers. I imply, individuals want to consider, I’m captain of a staff, it’s a staff that I’m happy with.
Can anybody title the portfolio that individuals have? I gained’t embarrass them and folks right here by doing that once more. However there are shadow ministers, I don’t know what their job is, no concept since you by no means hear from them.
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Albanese defends pressing care clinics
Clare Armstrong asks the PM about whether or not the Medicare pressing care clinics are the most effective worth for taxpayer cash.
Experiences have confirmed some clinics aren’t open for the hours they’ve been promised, and so they’re far dearer than the price of somebody seeing a GP.
Albanese says the clinics do greater than a GP can.
What pressing care clinics have accomplished isn’t simply cease individuals going to a GP for extra acute care. Right here, there are x-ray companies, there are the complete suite of companies right here that individuals get once they are available in … What they do, importantly, is to take strain of emergency departments of hospitals… tens of hundreds of people that have been to this clinic say that they might have gone to a hospital.
You possibly can learn extra about the price and worth of the pressing care clinics from Natasha Could right here:
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Albanese swipes at Coalition costings
The prime minister is requested whether or not he would take into account taking the same measure to the Coalition to introduce a tax on vapes.
Albanese says the vapes are being purchased and bought on the “black market”, after which takes a dig on the Coalition’s costings.
These costings are, frankly, embarrassing for the Coalition. They’re the shonkiest little bit of figures.
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PM bats away minority authorities questions
Anthony Albanese is doing a stand-up fairly early this morning in Brisbane, taking questions from journalists.
The minority authorities query is one the PM has tried laborious to bat away, saying he’s making an attempt to win in majority.
Sarah Ison asks if Labor falls brief by only one or two, will he work with independents like Zoe Daniel? Once more, he tries to bat the query away.
What we’ll do is we’re striving for majority authorities. And I’m not a commentator, different individuals are. My job is to maximise Labor’s vote within the subsequent 48 hours. That’s what I’m meaning to do.
“No offers?” the reporter asks.
I’ve made that clear. I consult with my earlier 57 feedback, to the 57 occasions I’ve been requested that query.
One other journalist asks “how dangerous” a minority authorities can be. Once more he says he’s making an attempt to get to a majority authorities:
I don’t need to lose any, so clearly – we’re on 78 in the mean time – that’s my goal.
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Dutton ‘not anxious’ about criticism his insurance policies aren’t as much as scratch
Dutton says his nuclear coverage is aligned with “left” wing governments in different main economies just like the UK and Canada.
The newspaper editorials are coming on this morning, and there are some main criticisms of each events.
Lane places a critique from the Australian Monetary Overview to Dutton, that “the Liberals are politically estranged from the enterprise group, and it’s described the Coalition’s coverage on nuclear crops as fantasy”.
It’s a critique that I don’t agree with … our coverage on nuclear is aligned with the Labor social gathering in the UK, the Democrats in america, with the liberals within the United in Canada, definitely with the left-leaning events in and the right-learning events in all these jurisdictions as effectively, together with in France.
There’s additionally rising inner criticism of Dutton from inside his personal social gathering that his insurance policies aren’t “as much as scratch”, says Lane. She places to him that one insider says it’s been the worst marketing campaign in historical past, and that one other mentioned it couldn’t have gone worse.
Dutton initially sidesteps the query, however Lane pushes more durable.
Lane: Do you disagree with that?
Dutton: After all, insider discuss from leftwing journalists. I’m not anxious about that.
Lane: I can guarantee you, it hasn’t come from leftwing journalists. It’s come from inside your social gathering.
Dutton: Yeah, effectively all I’m anxious about is how we may help households, and that’s what we’re focusing on.
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Dutton predicts ‘large surprises’ on election evening
Following the prime minister, Peter Dutton joins ABC AM to ship his last pitch to voters.
Sabra Lane asks the place the Coalition’s marketing campaign has gone flawed, when polling exhibits the social gathering and Dutton have been shedding assist.
Dutton says he’s hopeful of a 2019 outcome (when Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison achieved what he known as a “miracle win” towards Labor’s Invoice Shorten).
I feel we’re seeing a 2019 state of affairs, the place you’ve obtained numerous attention-grabbing contests enjoying on the bottom, the place we’ve had a really vital effort by nice candidates. And I feel there’ll be some large surprises on election evening, as a result of individuals have had sufficient.
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Albanese on Trump marketing campaign chief’s reported go to to Liberals
The prime minister says the “obvious look” of an adviser from the US marketing campaign advising the Liberal social gathering is “attention-grabbing”.
Yesterday, Tom McIlroy reported that one of many architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised go to to Australia to advise the Liberal social gathering about “structural points” associated to Peter Dutton forward of the federal election.
Sabra Lane asks Albanese whether or not the Trump issue has assisted Labor. The PM says:
Effectively, it’s attention-grabbing the obvious look of one of many advisers to the American marketing campaign from final yr boasting about coming to Australia – certainly, arriving on the day of the funds reply, for only a three day go to.
Lane asks how rapidly Albanese will go to the Trump administration if he wins authorities on Saturday.
Albanese gained’t give a timeline however says:
At some stage I’ll, however I’ll act in a accountable means.
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PM insists he isn’t taking election win as a right
Anthony Albanese says he has “a mountain to climb” – a line he’s used so much just lately – and implored Australians to vote for stability in a time of uncertainty.
This morning Peter Dutton has mentioned he believes tomorrow’s outcome might be a miracle for the Liberal social gathering, just like the 2019 election.
Talking to ABC AM Sabra Lane, Albanese is requested whether or not he’s anxious this election might ship a shock outcome for the opposition. Albanese says he “definitely take[s] nothing as a right”.
I feel 2019 exhibits the folly of pretending that you realize the end result of an election earlier than the ballots are counted.
Whereas each events have been saying voters will probably be higher off below their respective events, neither will promise individuals will probably be higher off in three years from now.
Lane asks whether or not Albanese will “assure” Australians will probably be higher off by 2028. Albanese says:
As we converse right now, Sabra, now we have inflation right down to 2.4%, now we have wages growing, now we have unemployment low, and rates of interest have began to fall. Each one of many key financial indicators is enhancing. Underneath the previous authorities, we inherited rates of interest going up, inflation with the six in entrance of it, wages going backwards…
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Krishani Dhanji
Good morning,
Krishani Dhanji right here with you, because of Martin Farrer for getting us began.
We’re close to the top of this marketing campaign, it’s the ultimate full day earlier than the polls beginning being counted, and each leaders will probably be zipping throughout the nation to try to convert those that are nonetheless making up their minds.
Anthony Albanese is beginning his day in Brisbane, whereas Peter Dutton is in Adelaide, each are doing a morning media blitz.
Count on numerous interviews, some large press conferences, and many footage.
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One other form of grand last
Be certain to take a look at this from our cartoonist David Squires during which he reimagines the election as a grand last playoff between the Reds and the Blues, with some teals and Greens too.
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Ballot has 1.5-point swing to Labor in previous fortnight
The ballot we talked about earlier is the AFR/Freshwater Technique ballot, which has Labor main the Coalition on a two-party most well-liked foundation by 51.5% to 48.5%.
It represents a swing towards Labor of 0.6% for the reason that final election – however it’s a 1.5-point swing in direction of the ALP prior to now fortnight, and a pair of.5% for the reason that marketing campaign started.
The paper says it could “most probably be sufficient for Labor to kind authorities”. If that swing is replicated throughout all electorates (which by no means occurs) it could see Labor lose two seats to a naked majority of 76, and the Coalition up two to 59.
Freshwater’s “extra granular” evaluation of the numbers predicts Labor in minority authorities with 74 seats, the Coalition 64 and the crossbench 12.
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Marketing campaign path chuckles
And who mentioned the final 5 weeks hasn’t been enjoyable? Supplied you didn’t watch the tv debates, writes Caitlin Cassidy, there was sufficient to maintain us amused – from the Coalition leaders getting misplaced in Melbourne to Albo’s tumble to the Coalition rap described as “Kendrick Lamar assembly query time”.
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Blue indicators will as soon as once more populate exterior a battleground seat early voting centre after the Liberal social gathering gained a last-minute court docket order stopping the native council from limiting it to at least one per candidate, Australian Related Press experiences.
Dozens of the social gathering’s A-frame indicators had been faraway from exterior an early voting centre at Kew within the inner-east Melbourne voters of Kooyong on Wednesday, three days out from the ballot.
Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer was earlier directed to adjust to an area council rule that limits candidates to only one signal every on public land.
The Metropolis of Boroondara argued the indicators had been a danger to pedestrians and street customers.
Supreme court docket justice Kerri Judd on Thursday dominated in favour of the social gathering’s injunction, introduced by state director Stuart Smith, that restrains the council from eradicating Hamer’s indicators exterior the voting centre.
“I’m happy the plaintiff would undergo better harm if an injunction had been refused and his declare had been in the end upheld,” the decide mentioned in her ruling.
Hamer’s predominant rival for the seat, teal impartial MP Monique Ryan, and all different candidates abided by the one-sign requirement.
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Has both main social gathering earned your vote? – podcast
With in the future to go earlier than the election, the polls paint a rosy image for Labor. Governing with a majority continues to be a stay choice for the incumbent authorities – however pollsters have been flawed earlier than, and a late evening shock shouldn’t be off the desk. So, after a protracted marketing campaign which left many citizens annoyed with the shortage of huge guarantees and massive coverage – have the main events earned your vote?
In our Full Story podcast Newsroom version, Bridie Jabour talks to editor Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher in regards to the selections progressive voters face as they head to the polls.
Pay attention right here:
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Martin Farrer
Good morning and welcome to our stay information weblog. I’m Martin Farrer with a number of the finest in a single day tales earlier than Krishani Dhanji will take you thru the final full day of campaigning.
It looks as if political tensions have boiled over in some areas with New South Wales police launching a number of investigations within the final week into alleged violence, intimidation, harassment and delinquent behaviour associated to the election. This has included the smearing of poo throughout a truck carrying an advert for the Liberal social gathering. Extra developing.
A Liberal-aligned thinktank operating last-minute anti-Greens ads focusing on younger voters acquired greater than $600,000 from the coal business throughout final yr’s Queensland election, disclosures present. On the similar time, Labor and the Coalition have been accused of going to the election on a “unity ticket” to guard fossil fuels.
In what would possibly effectively be the final ballot earlier than the one that basically counts, Labor has a two-point lead over the Coalition on a two-party most well-liked foundation. The Fin Overview/Freshwater Technique ballot exhibits that Labor is on 51.5% to the Coalition’s 48.5%. If replicated tomorrow that places Labor on monitor for a minority authorities. Extra marketing campaign response developing.
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