Day 18 of the federal election campaign

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

Bill Shorten says Labor will reduce the out-of-pocket costs parents pay for child care. (AAP)

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 18

WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Sydney

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Melbourne

WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

*Freezing the refugee intake numbers at the current rate of 18,750 a year for the next three years.

WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT:

A $4 billion childcare package to help 887,000 low-income families access child care and a $2.4 billion dental care promise for pensioners.

THE LATEST POLLS

* A new YouGov/Galaxy poll for News Corp mastheads has the coalition moving up two points on the primary vote to be level with Labor 37 per cent, but still lagging Labor 48-52 on the two-party preferred. A Newspoll is expected to be published on Sunday night.YouGov Galaxy

WHAT MADE NEWS:

* Both leaders will be flying into Perth later on Sunday and prepping for the first of their head-to-head debates in the West Australian capital on Monday evening

* Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek calling it the dirtiest election campaign in her 20 years in politics.

THEY SAID WHAT?

"Look, I don't think a couple of SMSs is what you'd call a formal negotiation."

- Tanya Plibersek on reported informal approaches to Clive Palmer on a preference deal.