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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Henry Belot

Dutton admits he made mistake on Indonesia in ABC leaders’ debate as Albanese evasive on electricity prices

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton
Prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton during the second leaders’ debate. Photograph: Abc Pool/AAP

Peter Dutton has admitted he made a mistake by wrongly claiming the Indonesian president had announced a proposal for Russia to base military aircraft in Indonesia, and declined to state whether the impacts of climate change were getting worse.

The opposition leader has also confirmed his plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 41,000 positions by 2030 would not pay for the entirety of the Coalition’s policy platform, suggesting further cuts to government spending may be necessary.

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