FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 22
WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison: northern Tasmania (Braddon, ALP 1.7 per cent; Lyons, ALP 3.8 per cent; and Bass, ALP 5.4 per cent)
- Labor leader Bill Shorten: northern Tasmania (Braddon, ALP 1.7 per cent and Lyons, ALP 3.8 per cent)
WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
Making medicines more affordable and how Labor is failing to produce its costings on climate policy.
WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
Reducing carbon emissions is good for economies such as Tasmania, as well as the planet.
THE LATEST POLLS
- Voter Choice Project gives Labor 53.8 per cent of the two-party vote.
- Also, Centre Alliance and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers are making ground in the South Australian and Victorian Senate races respectively.
WHAT MADE NEWS
- Liberal candidate Jessica Whelan refers "fake" Facebook posts to police
- Climate report suggests $542 billion hit to economic growth due to Labor emissions targets
- Clive Palmer says Australia needs nuclear power
- Coalition announces easier access to free or discounted medicines from 2020
- Health debate at National Press Club
THEY SAID WHAT?
"The only person, frankly, who's trying to sell a pair of jousting sticks to the Australian people at this election is Bill Shorten." - Morrison references the movie The Castle to make a point about Labor's climate policy.
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