Debatable impact: Albanese and Dutton to face off again but experts question whether showdown will shift votes

Leaders' debate performances rarely change election outcomes but any gaffes or missteps can get amplified later, experts say

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will face off on Wednesday night inside the ABC's Parramatta studios in the second of four election leaders' debates.

Albanese was judged the winner of the first encounter, a Sky News-hosted people's forum in which a crowd of average voters posed questions on topics ranging from housing and the fuel excise to GP costs and the Gaza conflict.

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