Dutton looks shaky as he fights Albanese to a draw at best – and he’s fast running out of chances to get ahead

Opposition leader and prime minister both dodge questions during ABC's leaders debate, but one still has a mountain to climb before the election

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Two and a half weeks into the campaign, two and a half to go, two TV debates down, and we still have question marks about how Peter Dutton would act as prime minister.

Trailing in the polls and slipping further behind Anthony Albanese, Dutton needs to start nailing the few nationally-televised media opportunities he gets, in order to colour in some of the details the voting public wants to know about him.