Abbott must come clean on costings: PM

Kevin Rudd (pic) says Tony Abbott must outline the coalition's costings at the leaders' debate. Source: AAP

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Tony Abbott to stop being evasive on the coalition's costings when the pair meet for the first leaders' debate on Sunday night.

During a visit to Queanbeyan, Mr Rudd said he was "delighted about the opportunity to debate Australia's future", and claimed it was time the opposition leader levelled with the public about his plans for the budget.

Labor is trailing the coalition according to a host of polls up published over the weekend and it is critical Mr Rudd wins the National Press Club debate if he is to reclaim some of the momentum lost during the first week of the election campaign.

Mr Rudd told reporters "you can be evasive up to a certain point, I suppose" but not during the national televised debate.

"Based on today's polls if there was an election yesterday Mr Abbott would be prime minister today and therefore he can't be evasive tonight about where his $70 billion in cuts in heath, education and jobs will fall," he said.

"I think it is a pretty basic expectation of Mr Abbott."

Mr Abbott began his day ahead of the debate running in Sydney's iconic City2Surf.

Asked how he prepared for their first showdown, Mr Rudd said he had sought "a bit of divine solace" on his regular Sunday morning visit to church.

Mr Rudd said he started the day with a long walk with son Nicholas, managing to escape the TV cameras.

"I had peace and equanimity," he said.

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