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Turnbull avoiding scrutiny, says Shorten

When it comes to the prime minister "they seek him here, they seek him there", says Bill Shorten.

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Malcolm Turnbull has been the Scarlet Pimpernel of the election campaign, says Bill Shorten.

The prime minister has declined to take part in a number of events with the Labor leader, who compared Mr Turnbull to an evasive French revolution novel character.

"He has been the Scarlet Pimpernel of this election - just pinning him down is harder than I thought it would be," Mr Shorten told reporters in Hobart on Friday.


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