New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has echoed remarks from his federal Liberal counterpart that Anthony Albanese is "out of touch" with everyday Australians.
The Liberal leader was in Penrith, in Sydney's west, making a $25 million pledge to upgrade boat ramps, fishing facilities and a commitment to open more waterways in the state when he was asked about his thoughts one week from the election.
"I'm feeling very positive because I know it’s the Liberals and the Nationals with that long-term economic plan to keep our state moving," he said on Saturday.
"I know its my team that’s able to deal with the challenges of today, put downward pressure on household budgets."
Mr Perrottet quickly turned his attention to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who made what he described as "out of touch" remarks about one of his election promises.
A journalist on Friday posed to the Labor leader if he supported the Kids Future Fund initiative, which helps set up an account for children to allow parents and grandparents to contribute money that can be withdrawn for education and housing once they turn 18.
The state government said the program will cost $850 million over four years and expects about 947,000 children under the age of 10 to sign up in the first year of the project, which will continue to grow by at least 100,000 from 2024.
"It sounds like more or less a Labor policy. Do you back that idea?" the reporter asked.
"No, I don't. It's certainly not a progressive idea. The biggest beneficiaries would be those people with parents, like I am, who are able to make a contribution. It just reinforces inequality rather than addresses what is needed," Mr Albanese said.
"Labor policy would be giving support to the most disadvantaged and the most vulnerable. The fact is that those parents don't have a lazy thousand dollars to put into an account to benefit way down the track."
The NSW Premier did not hold back with his assessment of Mr Albanese's comments, describing them as "absolutely wrong".
"And that is the Labor way. There is no greater investment that we can make than in our children’s future," Mr Perrottet said at Penrith Lakes.
"And what we see from NSW Labor during this election campaign is no ideas, no plan to deal with the short-term challenges that families face in our state and no long-term plan.
"So, for the Prime Minister to come out yesterday and say he’s against setting up future funded houses for our children shows how out of touch he is."
Mr Perrottet's comments come after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made similar remarks on Erin Molan's Sky News Australia show.
Mr Albanese on Friday attempted to highlight the absence of his Liberal counterpart, saying "Peter Dutton wasn't even at the campaign launch of Dominic Perrottet".
"Do you think anyone is sitting around their kitchen table tonight… talking about who is sitting in the audience at the Liberal campaign launch? People couldn’t give a toss about any of that. They are worried about their own situation,” Mr Dutton said on Erin.
The ever increasing war-of-words between the political parties will continue to heat up in the final week of the election campaign.
Early voting opened on Saturday, with tens of thousands of residents expected to cast their ballots at polls or through the mail ahead of March 25.
Those eligible for early voting include those who are seriously ill, working on election day, or believe there is a concern for their safety.
It is expected to be a tight race, with Mr Perrottet seeking a historic fourth term, while Mr Minns needs to retain Labor's 38 seats and win another nine for majority government.
Chris Minns and Dominic Perrottet will meet face-to-face on Wednesday night in their final election debate for the Sky News/Daily Telegraph People's Forum.
The leaders will be live from Western Sydney, with the event hosted by Sky News' Chief News Anchor Kieran Gilbert and streamed live on SkyNews.com.au at 7:30pm.
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