The two men vying to lead the county for the next three years have each revealed that they have been subject to serious threats to their safety. The personal security of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton became public, after reports emerged of an alleged plot to harm to the opposition leader’s family. Both men have expressed full confidence in the ability of police to protect them.
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00:00Marvelling at the rich red oars on the sea lanes to Asia
00:07200,000 tons, that's a serious business
00:11Or tooling along in a Toyota made from Aussie iron
00:15Mighty Hilux, great Australian
00:18Before and after every leader's stop on the campaign trail swarms a protective ring of steel
00:25Federal police sometimes seen, never heard, always ready
00:30I can confirm that there have been of course threats including one particularly serious incident
00:37I'm incredibly grateful to the AFP that my family are kept safe
00:40I've never felt unsafe
00:42Both leaders have disclosed foiled plans that could have caused potential harm
00:47One involving a teen's alleged terror plot with bomb making ingredients
00:52My thought was always in relation to the safety of my family
00:55I've reached out to Peter Dutton this morning
00:58Threats against politicians and other high office holders are on the rise
01:03Federal police report more than 700 in the last nine months
01:07Both leaders have resolved not to skip a step in the three weeks left of campaigning
01:12We were looking at some track poll this morning where all those numbers have come down
01:18Saying the quiet bits out loud Peter Dutton went west armed with a policy to strip penalties
01:24From car makers which failed to clean up their fleet submissions
01:29People will make the choice to buy better cars, we're just not going to tax them
01:33In the city that will soon be home to US nuclear submarines
01:36The opposition leader claimed the president who approved AUKUS had to be convinced
01:42President Biden didn't want the deal
01:43And questioned its future under the Prime Minister who carries it on
01:47I have huge concerns about AUKUS under Anthony Albanese, I really do
01:51That's an irresponsible comment frankly for Peter Dutton to make
01:54The Coalition's week started by ditching an unloved policy for public servants to work from home
02:00Now it ends with another twist
02:03Its quest to shrink the workforce by 41,000 wouldn't only happen through natural attrition or a hiring freeze
02:10Some would be paid to go under voluntary redundancy
02:14Australians want their taxpayers' dollars to be spent efficiently
02:17This rubbish that it's all going to be found by attrition has been put to bed today
02:22For now the work of the public service very publicly rolls on
02:27Blind to future controversies
02:29Electoral Commission staff just completed ballot paper bingo
02:33All set for voting from the 22nd of April
02:37Behind the skies
02:41Ordinary
02:53Legislative
02:56Stamping
02:58If you'd like to hear your neighbor
03:01The watchers