It’s week two of Peter Dutton’s campaign and (almost) everything is tightly scripted

The Coalition leader muzzles the press pack in a way Albanese often struggles to achieve - after a train wreck opening week, he's taking back control

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Who won the election?" 12-year-old Sammy asks Peter Dutton, leaning through the window of the passenger seat where the opposition leader sits.

The Coalition leader has just finished his last pit stop in Melbourne's eastern suburbs for the day: a petrol station. By this point, he's been to six of them in the last seven days - mostly cleared of regular punters - selling his party's promise to bring down petrol costs by about $14 per car a week. Economic analysts put that estimate a lot lower - about $7.56.