Federal Election 2013: Kevin Rudd in Brisbane to debate candidates in seat of Griffith PM Kevin Rudd is taking his campaign home to Brisbane today, while Tony Abbott hits the NSW Central Coast. KEVIN Rudd is facing a barrage of criticism from local candidates running against him in his Brisbane seat of Griffith. The South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce is holding a debate between the Prime Minister and the LNP, Greens and Palmer's United Party candidates. Organised three months ago, before Mr Rudd was Prime Minister, the debate at the Colmslie Hotel pits LNP candidate Bill Glasson, Geoff Ebbs for the Greens and Karin Hunter for Palmer's United Party against Mr Rudd. The trio told the room Labor had made it difficult for local business, with the LNP's Bill Glasson saying owners were telling him: "I just want to give up." Kevin Rudd is in Brisbane for day two of the official election campaign. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with LNP Candidate for Griffith Bill Glasson at the Colmslie Hotel in Brisbane this morning. They complained of red tape, high taxes, and high youth unemployment, although Greens candidate Geoff Ebbs noted "taxing is part of democracy." But Mr Rudd said Labor had created almost one million jobs since 2007 and accused Dr Glasson of seeking to lower penalty rates. The Prime Minister also asked the former Australia Medical Association president how he could stand for a party who accepted party donations from Big Tobacco when smoking killed so many. "It is rank hypocrisy," Mr Rudd said. Dr Glasson said no one was more anti-smoking than him, revealing his mother had died early due to her smoking habit. "Had she not smoked, she'd be still alive today," he said. On the economy, the PM said people were not spending because they were worried about their jobs. He said much of that job insecurity was the fault of the slash-and-burn Campbell Newman Government in Queensland. "It's very easy to harness to power of complaint," Mr Rudd said. But people actually wanted to know what you will do about it, he said, as he plugged the advantages of the NBN for businesses. Mr Rudd defended his handling of the $16 billion Building the Education Revolution and asked if any school students present in the room had any complaints. "I am proud of the fact that we have new libraries constructed in our primary schools," the Prime Minister said. But Dr Glasson said the main complaint from schools was the "terrible wastage in our system." "Lots of people got facilities they didn't want," he said. Clive Palmer at the breakfast in Brisbane this morning. Meanwhile, a cloud surrounds Labor's PNG deal for asylum seekers after it was revealed a Memorandum of Understanding covering "detailed administrative arrangements" was yet to be signed when the government entered caretaker mode. Signing the new memorandum is already almost a week overdue with Mr Rudd nominating a July 31 deadline, sparking Coalition claims the deal is unravelling.