The prime minister and opposition leader are continuing their blitz of marginal seats in the last week of the election campaign. The prime minister is back in Brisbane where he's looking to turn the focus back to Labor’s housing policies. While the opposition leader is under pressure to reveal costings for the Coalition's policy agenda.
00:00After a lightning tour through four New South Wales electorates yesterday, the Prime Minister has gone north to Queensland.
00:09Anthony Albanese is set to shift his campaign focus today to housing and housing affordability.
00:15We understand Anthony Albanese will be spruiking Labor's plan or promise to build 100,000 homes specifically for first home buyers if the party is re-elected.
00:25Now here in Brisbane, Labor is very keen to reclaim the seat of Griffith and possibly even win the seat of Brisbane, both currently held by the Greens.
00:35You can expect the PM today to be pressed on Labor's costings released yesterday.
00:40Treasurer Jim Chalmers is promising that the budget will be about a billion dollars better off over the next four years.
00:45However, the forecast deficits over that time still total $150 billion.
00:51Labor is now heaping pressure on the Coalition to reveal its costings and particularly the savings the Coalition plans to make to fund its election promises.
01:01Like the Prime Minister, Peter Dutton has been setting a cracking pace.
01:05Four seats yesterday.
01:06You can expect a similar sort of momentum today.
