Leaders set for debate showdown

Kevin Rudd has accused Tony Abbott of running scared after he proposed a debate on the first day of the campaign. Source: News Limited

KEVIN Rudd and Tony Abbott are expected to have their first debate showdown on Sunday night with the stand-off between Labor and Liberal campaign headquarters close to being resolved.

But while Mr Rudd has agreed to debate Mr Abbott at the National Press Club at 6.30pm, he placed the condition there be four more debates.

Mr Abbott and Liberal Party campaign headquarters are standing firm that he wants only two more candidate forums.

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National Secretary George Wright wrote to the Liberal Federal Director Brian Loughnane yesterday agreeing to a debate a Sunday debate with the conditions.

"We are accepting this proposal on the condition that all major networks have the opportunity to host a debate during the campaign," Mr Wright said.

"We believe there should be debates specifically covering national security, the economy and climate change, health and education."

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A format for the debate is yet to be decided but but both parties agreed it would be broadcast by the ABC and made available to commercial stations if it went ahead.

Mr Rudd had accused Mr Abbott of running scared after he proposed a debate on the first day of the campaign, which he said could be moderated by Sky News.

The Liberal Party had asked for the first showdown to be on Sunday night at the Press Club with two candidate forums to follow.

"As previously advised Mr Abbott believes, given the significance of this election, that the two additional forums set out ín my previous correspondence with you should also take

Place," Mr Loughnane wrote to Mr Wright.

Mr Abbott had called for one of the forums to be held at Rooty Hill RSL Club and tweeted earlier this week he wanted some of the questions for Sunday's debate to come from social media.

It is expected press gallery journalists will pose questions to the two leaders.

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