Australians’ opinions have flipped in just a few weeks on whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton will be victorious in the federal election.
Households are set to gain federal help to cut their energy bills under a government plan to make it easier for them to buy home batteries.
The dramatic swing has tightened the race for power in the opening stage of the election campaign,putting Labor and the Coalition neck and neck in two-party terms.
The accusation came as the prime minister and the opposition leader duelled over plans to bring down the price of gas and lower household power bills.
Standing in the prime minister’s courtyard at 8am,Anthony Albanese implied Peter Dutton was taking a Trump-lite strategy on public service cuts.
Which side has the answer? So far,neither. Labor offers platitudes,the Liberals offer complaints.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton moved on Thursday night to intensify the contest over households’ budgets with a pledge to drive down the cost of energy by ramping up gas supplies.
Fiscal discipline has been all but abandoned in favour of vote-buying.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a $6 billion cut to fuel excise in a move to nullify Labor’s tax cuts – a move straight out of the Scott Morrison playbook.
Australians are about to be invited to an auction where Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton bid for votes with competing claims about personal tax cuts.