With less than a week to go before polling day in the federal election, the PM and opposition leader square off for the fourth time. Follow updates liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWho is moderating tonight’s debate, and what are the rules?Tonight’s debate will be hosted by Sunrise’s Natalie Barr and moderated by 7News political editor Mark Riley. Here are the ground rules for the showdown:The debate will run for one hour.Both leaders will have one uninterrupted minute to make their opening and closing statements.A 30-second countdown timer will be on-screen to keep everything on track but microphones will stay on with no interruptions.The debate will centre on six key questions for each leader before going into a “rapid-fire” round where Albanese and Dutton will give quick yes/no or short answers.Viewer-submitted questions will also be included, gathered from both the broadcast and 7News’ online audiences.Each leader will have one minute to respond to each of the first six questions, with the order of responses rotating to ensure fairness.Albanese and Dutton will then face off for four minutes and will be able to directly ask each other questions — all moderated by Riley.The leaders will then close out the debate with a one-minute final pitch to voters. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-04-27 09:39:00
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Leaders’ debate live updates: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton meet in final election debate
