Albanese and Dutton both begin in Melbourne before ABC’s leader debate

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are focused on outer suburban areas in Melbourne before heading to Parramatta in Sydney’s inner-west for the first free to air leader’s debate of the campaign.

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00:00Peter Dutton's second consecutive day in the Victorian capital begins a little closer to the heart of town.

00:08After a day yesterday spent on the outskirts in new housing estates selling the Coalition's housing policy,

00:14we begin the morning in McNamara where Peter Dutton will pledge $6 million to the Alana and Madeline Foundation,

00:20a foundation dedicated to protecting kids from harm.

00:23And this morning the funding has a focus on online harm,

00:26e-resources to help children navigate an increasingly difficult online world.

00:31That's where the morning begins, but as soon as Peter Dutton fronts the cameras and reporters,

00:35the focus is likely to shift back to his response yesterday to the story regarding Indonesia and Russia.

00:40Penny Wong, fiercely critical of his political response,

00:43he's likely to face questions about whether he jumped to conclusions.

00:47Once again, global events are inserting themselves into the Australian election

00:50and in an uncertain world both leaders are taking very different approaches

00:54to convince the electorate that they are a steady hand for difficult times.

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