Dutton walks out of press conference as Albanese prepares for blitz of six states

Opposition leader finds himself under siege as prime minister takes campaign into Brisbane and Labor plays nuclear mind games

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Peter Dutton cancelled a scheduled press conference after he was gate-crashed by anti-nuclear protesters and then cut short a second media event, walking out when asked to defend his accusations that reporters covering his campaign were biased".

The opposition leader was again under siege as Anthony Albanese prepares for a blitz of six states in the final days of the campaign, hoping to turn his lead in the opinions polls into an election victory on Saturday night.