FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 24
WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Brisbane.
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Brisbane
WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
Mr Morrison will formally announce $100 million in funding for cancer and mental health services in the Queensland region along with criticial hospital infrastructure.
WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
Mr Shorten will outlline $1 billion package for environemtal initiatives, inblcuding measures to protect native animals and reduce single-use plastics.
WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:
* Mr Shorten narrowly won the second leaders debate in Brisbane where discussion centred on domestic violence, taxes, religious freedom, mental health, education, budget surpluses and climate change.
* Activist group GetUp is issuing how-to-vote cards in 29 seats aimed at the issues of health and climate action.
* The number of Australians killed on the nation's roads grew by 19 per cent in the three months to March, prompting a call from the Australian Automobile Association for decisive action from the federal government.
THEY SAID WHAT?
""You're a classic space invader."
- Mr Shorten's way of telling Mr Morrison to back-off when the Labor leader felt the prime minister was getting too close for comfort during a heated discussion in the leaders debate.
TWEETED:
"The economy is strong with this one. May the fourth be with you.
Liberal Party ad picturing Scott Morrison as Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker.
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