Anthony Albanese storms out of Perth press conference after questions on Labor costs

Anthony Albanese has been chased out of a press conference by reporters after he refused to answer questions about Labor’s policy costings.

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan was left watching on awkwardly as the Labor leader suddenly stormed out of the room at the MetroNET manufacturing facility in Perth‘s east on Tuesday.

Mr McGowan described the scene as ‘madness’ as several journalists chased Mr Albanese out the door, demanding he answer their questions.

A Sky News reporter was seen walking quickly behind the Opposition leader calling on him to unveil the costs before Mr Albanese left the room.

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Anthony Albanese has been chased out of a press conference by reporters after he refused to to answer questions about Labor’s policy costings

‘We are following you for answers Mr Albanese and you are now just not giving them,’ he said.

‘You have to answer eventually.’ 

The Coalition had released its full costings earlier in the day, with Mr Albanese hit with various questions about the cost of his own policies.

He had pledged to release the details after the Coalition’s campaign launch on Sunday and has since pointed to Thursday as the day where the costings will be revealed.

Mr Albanese left the room after just 13 minutes of questions – most on Labor’s deficits and the proposed World Health Organisation’s pandemic treaty.

Instead all he gave away was that the ‘costings and expenditures which we have made have been responsible’. 

‘They pale into insignificance compared with the waste and the rorts that are riddled through this budget,’ he said.

Labor says it will release its costings on Thursday and claims it’s normal to announce them only days before the election

‘$5.5 billion on French subs is more – is more – than any of the commitments that we have made during this election campaign, the largest of which is for childcare.’

The Coalition claims Labor is being ‘disingenuous’ with voters for not having policies independently costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Labor says it will release its costings on Thursday and claims it’s normal to announce them only days before the election.

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