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Day 10 of the federal election campaign

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

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 10

WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Starting the day in Sydney.

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Starting the day in Melbourne.

WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT

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The coalition is promising $100 million for clinical trials in medicines and treatment in remote and rural Australia. It is also pledging $65 million for a cystic fibrosis specalist unit at Sydney's Westmead Health and Education Precinct.

WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

The focus is on penalty rates with Labor calculating that in the 10 days from Good Friday onwards, fast food and restaurant workers will lose about $220 while hospitality workers will be $280 worse off.

WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:

* The Labor Party has written to Facebook demanding it take action on a wide-spread campaign spreading lies about a "death tax".

WHAT THEY SAID:

"I'm pleased how the first full week of the campaign went. Campaigns have ups and downs. You have good days and bad days."

- Shadow finance minister and Labor campaign spokesman Jim Chalmers.

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"The government is providing certainty."

- Liberal campaign spokesman Senator Simon Birmingham on the coalition's climate policy.


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