Experts and undecided voters from pubs across the country awarded the debate to Albanese, in what was a much more civil contest than the previous debate.
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Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese tonight int he first leaders debate on Sky. With Albanese claiming a modest 40% victory over Morrison’s 35% rating. While some 25% still undecided.
Morrison’s questions were on Labor’s superannuation and negative gearing policies; Shorten’s were on Labor policies too, as he challenged Morrison over cancer funding and child care.
No gaffes, no real surprises – the third leaders’ debate was a fairly predictable affair, save for the testy conclusion
Inevitably much of the discussion and many of the clashes focused on money and tax – the conflicting arguments have been well rehearsed throughout the campaign.
Research shows that Australians are increasingly tuning out of leaders’ debates – just 21% reported watching a debate in 2016, down from 71% in 1993.
The innovative online debate was a livelier affair than the turn-off one at the National Press Club earlier in the campaign, though not a big moment of the campaign. It was Bill Shorten who was the nimbler…
Amid general agreement that the National Press Club leaders’ debate was a turnoff, literally, Malcolm Turnbull has decided to be Mr Digital Man and organise things his way. The government has negotiated…
Are proposed tax cuts giving Australia’s largest banks $7.4 billion over the next decade?
Why has the political debate become such an uninspiring event today? It’s difficult to find someone political who wants to genuinely argue for their position.
Sunday night’s leaders debate was a disappointment. Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten were over-rehearsed; the content was old ground; the spontaneity was minimal. When a question was too hard they simply…
The Conversation’s experts respond to the first Turnbull-Shorten debate with an eye across key policy areas and the leaders’ performances.
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