Leaders' debate live updates: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton meet in final election debate
Good evening, and welcome to the final leaders' debate of the federal election campaign, with less than a week to go until polling day. I'm Emily Wind, and I'll be taking you through all of the action tonight.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will go head-to-head in one more televised debate on 7News, kicking off just after 8pm AEST tonight.
The showdown will be broadcast on Seven's free-to-air channel as well as on catch-up service 7plus. Viewers can also stream it on 7NEWS.com.au. We will also be bringing you all the highlights from the debate right here on our live blog.
The debate will be moderated by 7News' political editor, Mark Riley, and hosted at Seven's studios in Sydney.
There will be no winner declared as part of the debate broadcast – instead, a studio audience of 60 undecided voters will give their verdicts post-debate. We'll have more details on how the debate will play out shortly. Share
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