Albo's new strategy to try and win the election will come at a cost

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Does Dutton seek to match the spending, or does he offer a contrast, arguing that restraint is more important lest new spending stokes inflation at a time when the prospect of further interest rate cuts could come later this year? When it came to Labor's $8.5billion cash injection into Medicare announced a few weeks ago, the Coalition chose the former approach: Match the spending to narrow the policy differences between the parties.
47% : This means he can't avoid having to hand down a Budget littered with red ink reflecting growing debt and out of control spending.

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