What does Peter Dutton think of the polling which has shown the Coalition slipping on the two-party preferred measure (possibly opening up majority government for Labor again) – and this was before Trump’s tariffs?

Dutton:

In relation to polling, there will be scores of bowling between now and the election and we have got work to do, we are the underdog in this race but we are the only party who can provide support to Australians in a very uncertain age.

We are the only party that can manage the economy through difficult headwinds if you see a global recession or recession in the US*.

The party that has always supported small business and the economy is the Liberal Party.

The party who has done damage to the economy and families is the Labor Party and that is a story of the last three years so I have no doubt in my mind that when Australia’s front up on the 3 May, they know if they want to do the best thing for their families, for their businesses, for our economy, then they will vote for the Liberal and National candidates because if you do that, we can put the three bad years of the Albanese government behind us and help people with the cost-of-living pressures they have and we can restore integrity to the budget and help us get through what is obviously going to be a difficult

*Not sure what this is based on – Labor managed Australia through the GFC, and didn’t go into recession when similar economies did. The Coalition has championed austerity during economic crises which has the opposite effect on domestic economies – austerity sends economies into recessions, not stimulate them.