WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN WEEK 1
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison campaigned in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania
* Opposition Leader Bill Shorten campaigned in Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
* Cabinet minister Matt Canavan channelled his inner Tony Abbott by eating a raw onion in Brisbane
* Scott Morrison refused to eat a carrot pulled straight from the ground at a farm in Tasmania
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* Bill Shorten misinterpreted a question on taxing superannuation, forcing him to mop up his mistake the next day
* Mr Shorten clashed with a cranky reporter asking about the economic impacts of his climate change policies
* The Labor leader had a thumb war during a radio interview in Darwin
* Mr Morrison said "ni hao" to an Asian voter in Sydney only to find out she was Korean
* A Liberal Party candidate in Adelaide sent out 10,000 flyers inviting constituents to a "listening post" at a cafe but didn't ask the owner
* Three Victorian Liberal candidates were forced to pull out of the race over constitutional concerns
* A Labor candidate bowed out after making controversial remarks about Israel and Palestine
* Tony Abbott said he would be willing to resume the Liberal leadership if his parliamentary colleagues draft him for a return to the job
* Conservative activists Advance Australia were forced to take down a video of a mascot gyrating against a billboard of a female independent candidate
* Clive Palmer announced he would run for the Senate, while independent Tim Storer decided not to re-contest his South Australian upper house seat
