Day 25 of the federal election campaign

What leaders Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten and their teams are up to in the federal election campaign.

Bill Shorten running with local candidates and Australian cricketers.

Labor leader Bill Shorten will get his party's campaign up and running on Sunday. (AAP)

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 25

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WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Sydney

* Labor leader Bill Shorten is in Brisbane to launch Labor's campaign

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WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT

Cracking down on internet trolls and promoting its policy to cut taxes.

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WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

Better health services will be central at Labor's campaign launch, with Bill Shorten to point to his party willing to spend $8 billion more on health than the Morrison government.

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WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:

* Labor's campaign launch will be held in Brisbane, with Queensland pivotal to winning the May 18 election. Mr Shorten will make the rallying speech, while deputy leader Tanya Plibersek and Senate leader Penny Wong will also make speeches, with former prime ministers Paul Keating, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard in attendance.

* The anti-Adani convoy led by Bob Brown will hold a rally on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra on its last stop. The convoy left Hobart just before Easter and travelled to Clermont in central Queensland to protest the controversial coal mine project.

* A poll of three key seats in Perth, published by The West Australian, indicate the battle for Liberal seats Pearce and Swan and Labor's Cowan will go down to the wire.

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THEY SAID WHAT?

"I am used to people doing that about me. They have been doing it my entire life ... it's fairly familiar territory for me." - Scott Morrison on people underestimating him.

"Most parents know what that's like, and every parent fears it. There's nothing more nerve-wracking, exhausting or dispiriting." - Bill Shorten on why he's increasing spending on hospitals.


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Published 5 May 2019 8:04am
Source: AAP


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