Sunday 8 May 2022 12:02 PM Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clash in leaders' ... trends now
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have clashed on the cost of living in second leaders' debate of the election.
Mr Albanese slammed the Prime Minister's plan to ease pressure on households with one-off additional tax relief for low and middle income earners and the temporary halving of the fuel duty until September.
After Mr Morrison spruiked these measures, Mr Albanese said: 'The problem with what Scott just said, the cost of living measures that he spoke about are all temporary.
'They have all the sincerity of a fake tan they disappear once people have cast their vote and people are them back on their own again.'
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have clashed on the cost of living in second leaders' debate of the election
In his opening statement Mr Albanese promised a 'better future' if he is elected on May 21.
'A better future is within our reach, and if I lead, Labor interim government, this is what a better future will look like,' he said.
'We will have cheaper childcare, we will have stronger Medicare including with cheaper medicines to make it easier to see a doctor. We will have more secure work and we have a plan to lift wages.'
Mr Morrison urged voters to stick with him if they wanted a 'strong economy'.
'This is a choice between strength and weakness, a choice between certainty and uncertainty,' he said.
'What you know about the government and what you don't know about the Labor Party and the opposition who have had three years to tell you but haven't.
'So today, tonight, it is all about a choice between who can best manage that economy for a stronger future, because a strong economy means
