Day 25 of the federal election campaign

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

composite image: Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten

Day 25 : Scott Morrison wants crackdown on cyberbullying, while Bill Shorten concentrated on health (AAP)

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 25

WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Central Coast NSW

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Brisbane for campaign launch

WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

A crack down on online trolls with new measures and punishments for cyberbullying.

WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT:

- Health, a cornerstone of its election campaign, taking up a quarter of Shorten's campaign launch speech.

WHAT MADE NEWS:

* Stop Adani convoy ended up with a rally in Canberra after its trek from Tasmania to central Queensland.

* Shadow finance minister Jim Chalmers says the coalition's economic management credentials will be "torpedoed" if the Reserve Bank cuts the cash rate this week.

* Treasurer Josh Frydenberg insists his party is not actively seeking people with extremist views after several candidates were dumped for expressing extreme views on social media.

THEY SAID WHAT?

""Every marriage requires sacrifices, like when we go on date nights and he will talk to the waiters about their wages."

- Shorten's wife Chloe tells party faithful at campaign launch.


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