Paul Keating Calls For Voters To "Drive A Political Stake" Through Peter Dutton's "Dark Political Heart"
"Labor's $32 billion plan to tax the 'top end of town' will hit 10 per cent of taxpayers"
The former Labor prime minister delivered the scathing attack on the home affairs minister as the election campaign became more hectic and intense, less than a week from polling day.
Originally posted on May 14, 2019, at 12:45 p.m. Updated on May 14, 2019, at 3:54 p.m.
Richard James BuzzFeed News Director, Australia
What you need to know:
- Scott Morrison has accused Bill Shorten of a "desperate, cheap shot" after clarifying he did not believe gay people will go to hell
- Paul Keating issued a scathing attack on home affairs minister Petter Dutton
- A new Labor advert has been released targeting the Coalition's inaction on climate change
- The main party leaders are criss-crossing the country in a desperate bid to sway any undecided voters
- Around 2.6 million Australians have now voted ahead of Saturday's election
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Things are taking an increasingly nasty turn as election day approaches and this clip of Liberal MP Steve Irons confronting Labor supporters did the rounds last night.
Twitter - Reckon some Liberal MPs like Steve Irons are a bit on edge hey.