Day 12 of the federal election campaign

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

Labor is deciding whether to back calls for a royal commission into an $80m water purchase. (AAP) Source: AAP

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 12

WHERE THE LEADERS ARE:

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Melbourne

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Townsville

WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT

Scott Morrison has returned to Victoria, a key battleground state with the coalition facing a tough fight to retain a handful of seats.

PM Scott Morrison is returning to Victoria to revive his election campaign after the Easter break. Source: AAP

WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

Tourism in north Queensland and scrapping a controversial $444 million grant given to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Labor is also pursuing the government over an $80 million water buyback in 2017.

* The coalition is facing questions over its handling of the Murray-Darling Basin plan and a multi-million dollar water purchase, as calls for a royal commission grow.

THE LATEST POLLS

The West can reveal internal Liberal Party polling shows Mr Shorten is a net negative in many electorates across the country.

* Internal Liberal Party polling in The West Australian shows Bill Shorten minus 26 favourability in the WA Labor-held marginal seat of Cowan, while Scott Morrison's favourability in the seat was positive seven. Mr Shorten has a minus 19 net favourability across marginal seats nationally, according to last month's Crosby Textor research.

SOURCE AAP