Day 11 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 11

WHERE THE LEADERS ARE:

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Sydney, no campaigning in respect to Easter Sunday.

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Brisbane, has also agreed to no campaigning on Easter Sunday.

WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT

Mr Morrison is likely to spend the day focused on family rather than politics.

WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

Labor has promised a $118 million package so all Australian veterans can receive the same funeral benefits, regardless of the conflict they served in.

THE LATEST POLLS

* Ipsos Issues Monitor in the Sunday Telegraph found 32 per cent of respondents considered health their biggest concern, while 31 per cent ranked cost of living their number one challenge. The environment scored 23 per cent, up from 14 per cent at the time of the July 2016 election.

THEY SAID WHAT?

"This is just the latest in a long line of scandals and shonkiness in relation to the way the Murray-Darling Basin has been managed."

- Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young on Sky News continues attack on coalition's handling of the Basin plan and an $80 million water purchase.


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