2019 Election: Campaign Day Six

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a public forum with senior citizens

Scott Morrison cited the coalition's superannuation policy to win over retirees in marginal Vic seat Source: AAP

While Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to woo senior voters in Victoria’s most marginal seat, Labor Party continued to campaign hard on the issue of health.


Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to woo senior voters in his government's most marginal seat.

Mr Morrison has campaigned in the Victorian seat of Corangamite, which is presently held by Liberal party M-P Sarah Henderson.

Ms Henderson has won the seat at the last two elections, but after a redistribution, Labor actually starts this campaign in front in the electorate.

Mr Morrison and Ms Henderson have addressed a seniors' forum in the electorate at Drysdale, near Geelong.

They've focused on the Labor party's porposal to scrap refundable franking credits on shares, which Mr Morrison says is a tax on retirees.

Mr Morrison also pledging his side of politics will give retirees a better deal when it comes to superannuation.

[PM Scott Morrison: "Under my government, there will no higher taxes or new taxes on superannuation. Not now. Not ever."]

 

The opposition is continuing to campaign hard on the issue of health in the federal election campaign.

Their latest announcement is proposing extra 200 million dollars to help Australians access pathology testing.

The opposition's Health spokeswoman, Catherine King, has made the announcement in Adelaide.

She says the freeze imposed by coaltion government on the Medicare rebate has put pressure of pathology services.

[Labor MP Catherine King: "Since the Morrison government has been in place- six long years of a freeze on the Medicare rebate- pathology is under pressure. This 200 million dollars today will help support 3.2 million patients every year accessing pathology tests across the country- cancer patients and older Australia who are highly represented in our cancer statistics."]

 


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