Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese face because of climate and border protection

As for border protection, Albanese said he would take the measures Morrison introduced as immigration minister after the 2013 election, and also made sure that asylum seekers who arrived by boat would never receive visas to enter Australia.

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“Do you know what we need in this country? We need leadership ready to accept a good idea and
accept what works if it clearly exists, ”he said.

“And the truth, the truth is that the turns of the boats worked, I said we support it. We are clearly sending this message. None of these politicians will change under the Labor government. “

In response, Morrison argued that Labor could not be trusted because Albanese did not know how tough government decisions should be.

“He does not know all the circumstances you face when implementing this policy,” he said.

“I know my team knows how to do it, did it, we know what to expect and we know how to deal with it.”

Albanese said it was just an argument for “another three years of the same” because it doesn’t mean any change.

As for the gender pay gap, Albanese has promised more money for childcare and to revise universal childcare to encourage women in the workforce, while Morrison said the government is funding skills and apprenticeship schemes for women.

When asked questions status of Alan Tajwho stepped aside as education minister late last year, Morrison said he would remain a minister and return to the portfolio after the election.

Morrison said he could not comment further on the minister’s behavior because a financial settlement with his former spokesman had not been reached, but Albanese called for greater transparency in reports of a meeting worth more than $ 500,000.

Leaders avoided harsh rhetoric about each other, but Albanese used the debate to tell voters that the prime minister had a key characteristic – too late to act in emergencies such as forest fires two years ago, and tried to blame others for his mistakes. .

“Every time this prime minister faces any problems, he blames the states, constantly blaming someone else,” he said.

Morrison responded with a warning that Albanese was a “fat critic” and not a leader.

“We don’t know yet how he would run the economy. He didn’t know what unemployment was three weeks ago, let alone cash, ”he said.

“We are dealing with the leader of the Labor Party, who criticizes well, points out problems well, but he has no solutions to them and, more importantly, he does not know how to pay for them. ”

As for wages, Albanese supported raising the minimum wage by 5.1 percent, and Morrison warned that this would boost costs and lead to job losses.

“If Mr Albanese thinks small businesses across the country can increase their payroll by 5 per cent in addition to all the other things they face and see their ability to achieve, then people won’t worry about what their pay is. they will worry about whether they have a job, ”he said.

When Riley asked both leaders if they would commit to families being able to watch sports on free television rather than pay-TV, the Labor leader said yes, but the prime minister said he would consider it later. elections.

Seven Network’s audience count according to the results of the “entertainment test” recognized Albanese as the winner with 50 percent, compared to 34 percent for Morrison and 16 percent undecided.

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