Australian economy likely to feature in tonight’s first leaders debate

ABC NEWS (Australia)

As global markets continue to feel from the fall out of President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, the federal government Coalition is keeping a close eye on Australia’s economy. Particularly with the election just a few weeks away.

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00:00The Coalition is urging it be kept up-to-date on the state of the economy, with financial

00:07markets reeling from United States President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs.

00:13It was $110 billion wiped from the Australian share market yesterday, its worst day of trade

00:18in five years, and another turbulent day ahead.

00:22Last night, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor confirmed he had written to Treasury and Government

00:26Ministers seeking daily briefings on the economy, saying whoever wins government at

00:31the May 3 poll must be ready to respond quickly to a potential US recession and domestic sell-off.

00:39Opposition Leader Peter Dutton saying this morning he didn't like the tariffs, but they

00:43must be responded to.

00:45I don't agree at all with President Trump's approach to the tariffs, and I've been very

00:49clear about that.

00:50My job as Prime Minister, if I've been given that great honour, will be to stand up for

00:54our country's best interests.

00:56But to be honest, it doesn't matter what President Trump throws at us.

00:59The Australian Prime Minister needs to deal with whatever is coming our way, and the problem

01:03with our Prime Minister now is that he's just too weak and too slow to respond to these

01:08issues and to act in our country's best interests.

01:12And the economy is likely to feature at tonight's first leaders' debate between Prime Minister

01:17Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, here where I am in Western Sydney.

01:23These debates can be key to the election campaigns, with some politicians shining under the spotlight

01:29while others struggle, and with so many undecided voters tuning in to watch, a major moment

01:36or a slip-up could prove decisive to the leaders' campaigns.

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