FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 2
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WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: is still in Perth
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: is in Adelaide
* Nationals leader Michael McCormack: is in Coffs Harbour in the marginal seat of Cowper.
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WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a $10 million plan in Perth on Wednesday to help seniors avoid loneliness in their old age and extra funding to train new soccer talent. He's likely to keep up his attack on Labor's economic policies.
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WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
Labor leader Bill Shorten will promise to unlock the renewable energy potential of South Australia's Spencer Gulf if he wins the election, while keeping up pressure on the government over its preference deals with Clive Palmer.
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WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:
* Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Senator Hanson gave a highly-charged interview to ACA's Tracy Grimshaw, attacking her attackers but vowing to stick to politics after the sensational axing of Steve Dickson over stripper-gate.
* Greens leader Richard Di Natale will address the National Press Club, while Penny Wong will address the Lowy Institute in Sydney to outline Labor's foreign policy approach.
* Businessman Clive Palmer's lawyer has confirmed $7 million has been paid into a trust account to cover the entitlements of sacked Queensland Nickel workers. The controversial billionaire is holding a press conference in Manly - in the midst of Tony Abbott's seat of Warringah.
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THEY SAID WHAT?
"I have copped it more than once. I keep getting up and have another go. Until the people do not want to vote for me." - Pauline Hanson.
"Older Australians have built our country, and they deserve our respect and support for the choices they want to make." - Scott Morrison
"This government's economic record is pretty bloody hopeless. Let's just call it as it is." - Bill Shorten.
