AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION LEADER BEGINS PM ELECTION CAMPAIGN- Dutton said cutting permanent migration by 25% will create more homes.
Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton began his campaign to become the country’s next Prime Minister today, promising reduced energy costs, cuts to the fuel excise and the adoption of nuclear power.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier on Wednesday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures.
Albanese’s Labor party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022
Dutton has campaigned on a housing crisis that he says is putting home ownership out of reach, and on Friday he said cutting permanent migration by 25% will create more homes.
Reducing energy costs for small businesses and households would be at the centre of his government if elected, Dutton told reporters. Longer term, Dutton plans to adopt nuclear power in the country.
The leader said that a cut to fuel excise would bring faster relief to households as they fill up the car, compared to Labor’s tax cuts that start next year.
