WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 16 OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN
THE BEST LINE
"Bill Shorten seem to be treating this election campaign as if it is some sort of coronation for him. And every time it sort of doesn't go that way and he gets asked difficult questions he turns into the cranky bear."
- Scott Morrison on his rival's campaign thus far.
THE BEST LINE (NOT)
"If Mr Morrison wants to spend a lot of time listening to me, he can always vote for me."
- Bill Shorten on the tussle over having more debates with the prime minister.
PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON
"Clive and I don't agree on everything. There is quite a bit we don't agree on, but he makes a good point when he says that Labor's tax policy will actually damage the Australian economy."
- To repeated questions about a possible preference deal with Palmer.
"I would be quite happy for Leigh Sales, Bill Shorten and I in the same room. Fine by me."
- On locking in two more debates - on ABC and Nine - with Shorten.
LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN
"The current prime minister says he doesn't mind women succeeding, so long as it's not at the expense of 'the others'. Unless he's talking about zebras he means men."
- On Morrison's International Women's Day speech.
"We should almost set a little prize - where on earth is Melissa Price? ... Mr Morrison is keeping many of his ministers in witness protection because he's too embarrassed by them or too afraid of what they'll say."
- More ministers should engage in debates with Labor, he says.
THE SUPPORT CAST
"The Liberals are actually on track to have fewer women in the House of Representatives than there will be men named Andrew in the House of Representatives after the next election."
- Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek on female representation.
