Major party leaders head for marginal seats on first election campaign day

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the 2016 federal election campaign trail. (AAP)

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the 2016 federal election campaign trail. (AAP) Source: AAP

Senior Coalition and Labor politicians wasted no time in trying to win over voters -- spruiking their policies on the first official day of the federal election campaign. As they head into the eight week pre-election period by visiting marginal seats in Queensland, the latest opinion polls puts the two major parties neck and neck.



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