Election 2022 LIVE updates: Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese clash over wages and corruption; campaign enters its final fortnight
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- Morrison, Albanese shout and trade insults during heated TV debate
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Morrison, Albanese shout and trade insults during heated TV debate
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese clashed during last night’s televised election debate, shouting and accusing each other of misleading voters as the election campaign moves into its final two weeks.
During the debate, in which both leaders vowed at the outset to tell the truth, Albanese declined to guarantee real wages would grow under a Labor government and Morrison declared he had never seen any Coalition MP behave corruptly in Canberra.
In a fiery exchange over Australia’s relations with China, Albanese accused Morrison of making an “outrageous slur” by suggesting that Labor had been too cosy with Beijing.
“When I was a minister, we put US Marines into Darwin. When you have been a minister we have had the port of Darwin sold to a company connected with the Chinese Communist Party,” Albanese said.
An outraged Morrison replied that the federal government had no authority over the port sale.
Read more about the debate here.
This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning and thanks for your company.
It’s Monday, May 9. I’m Broede Carmody and I’ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese accused each other of misleading voters during last night’s televised election debate. As Matthew Knott writes, Albanese declined to guarantee real wages would grow under a Labor government and Morrison declared he had never seen any Coalition MP behave corruptly in Canberra.
- Lisa Visentin reports that moderate Liberal MPs have signalled they’re once again willing to cross the floor after the prime minister yesterday vowed to push forward with his proposed religious discrimination laws before legislating safeguards for LGBTQ students. Politicians such as Katie Allen, Bridget Archer, Trent Zimmerman and Dave Sharma are concerned that religious schools will be allowed to expel students because of their sexuality.
- The Australian Electoral Commission is investigating reports of defaced election signs. In recent days, stickers have appeared on the posters of several “teal” independent candidates which falsely accuse them of being aligned with The Greens.
- And speaking of the AEC, early voting kicks-off today. Commissioner Tom Rogers is due to front breakfast radio later this morning.
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