What we learned today, Tuesday 17 May
A Current Affair’s Tracy Grimshaw grilled the prime minister, Scott Morrison, on his life as a bulldozer, while the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, was roasted over his party’s costings. Now this campaign is really cooking with gas. Or coal, or solar.
In today’s headlines:
- A re-elected Coalition government would find $3.3bn in public service cuts, while Albanese defended delaying the release of Labor’s numbers.
- Former Liberal prime minister John Howard went where the current prime minister fears to tread.
- Katharine Murphy bemoaned the triumph of soundbites over policy.
- What is going on with that Aukus deal? Daniel Hurst takes a look at Australia’s man in the middle of the plan.
- We’ve updated the pork-o-meter – if you care to stare into the barrel.
- Everything else you need to know about today’s action is neatly encapsulated in today’s election briefing.
- And in the aftermath of the attack in Buffalo, Josh Taylor revealed that Australia’s own anti-terror taskforce was quietly shut down.
Amy Remeikis will be curating your feed tomorrow morning, including Albanese’s appearance at the National Press Club. And the whole Guardian Australia team will be keeping things on the boil.
Updated
And an update from Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s camp:
Anthony Albanese’s travelling press pack is in Canberra tonight (the Bush Capital) ahead of his address to the National Press Club tomorrow. Sydney tomorrow night and then a wild ride expected to polling day on Saturday @FinancialReview
— Tom McIlroy (@TomMcIlroy) May 17, 2022
