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- Morrison, Albanese pitch to 4.6 million uncommitted voters
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Morrison, Albanese pitch to 4.6 million uncommitted voters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have both framed the looming election as a referendum on the past three years of Coalition government – rather than a contest of new ideas – in direct pitches to Australia’s 4.6 million uncommitted voters.
In a pair of opinion pieces commissioned by The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age four weeks out from polling day on May 21, both men have laid out their visions for Australia’s future – while emphasising the risks presented by their opponents.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Scott Morrison have made their pitches to uncommitted voters.Credit:Jason Edwards
Morrison framed the contest as one between a stronger or weaker economy and a stronger or more uncertain future at a time of global turmoil. Albanese, meanwhile, spelled out Labor’s plans in several key areas before pivoting to perceived government failings.
The most recent Resolve Political Monitor, conducted during week one of the campaign when Albanese made significant gaffes on the unemployment rate and the cash rate and Morrison at one point appeared to walk away from a federal integrity commission, showed the number of uncommitted voters rose sharply from 21 to 27 per cent.
Similarly, while 40 per cent of the 100 undecided voters who attended the first leader’s debate last Wednesday gave the contest to Albanese, and 35 per cent to Morrison, there was another 25 per cent unconvinced by either man.
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This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning and thanks for your company.
It’s Sunday, April 24. 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.
- Both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have sought to woo uncommitted voters in separate opinion pieces for this masthead. The prime minister has repeated his calls for people to trust his party’s economic management during uncertain times. The opposition leader, meanwhile, argues that the Morrison government has failed on several fronts and lays out his plans should he win the May 21 election.
- The PM is in Sydney today and is expected to unveil a tax plan before flying to the Northern Territory. Albanese remains in COVID-19 isolation, with key Labor frontbenchers – such as shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers and climate change spokesman Chris Bowen – addressing the media in his absence.
- And the final preparations for Anzac Day are underway. Tomorrow will mark the first time dawn services will be held in Sydney and Melbourne without any crowd capacity limits in two years.
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