Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter

Halftime in the election campaign

In just over 2 weeks, around 18 million Australians are called upon to elect a new government. This also includes many members of the German-speaking community. On May 3, it will be decided whether the Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Antony Albanese, may remain in power for another 3 years, or whether the conservative Liberal/National Party, led by Peter Dutton, will take the reins. However, other parties and groups are also applying, such as

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton shake hands ahead of the second leaders’ debate of the 2025 federal election campaign (AAP Image/Pool) Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN. Two “moments” stuck out in Wednesday’s leaders’ debate, the second head-to-head of the campaign. Michelle Grattan. Peter Dutton cut his loss…

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Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter

Two “moments” stuck out in Wednesday’s leaders’ debate, the second head-to-head of the campaign. Peter Dutton cut his losses over his faux pas this week when he wrongly named Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto as having said there had been a Russian approach to base aircraft in Papua. So that was a mistake, ABC moderator David Speers asked. “It was a mistake.” The other “moment” was in a discussion about negative gearing, when Anthony Albanes…