Election 2025 live: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton go head-to-head in second leaders' debate
Welcome to the second leaders' debate Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Emily Wind
Good evening and welcome to our live blog for the second leaders' debate as part of the federal election campaign. I'm Emily Wind and I'll be taking you through all the action tonight.
The ABC will host tonight's debate between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton from its new Parramatta site – the first to be held in an ABC studio since 1993. The debate will kick off at 8pm AEST.
The ABC will choose the topics and questions, with the event moderated by the Insiders host David Speers.
Following a more traditional debate style, the prime minister and opposition leader will each present opening and closing remarks, and be granted equal time to respond to questions.
The debate will be broadcast free on ABC TV, iView, ABC Radio and the ABC listen app. And, of course, I'll bring you all the key takeaways right here.
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