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What they said on Day 28 of the campaign

What leaders Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten and their teams said today in the election campaign.

Protesters in Peter Dutton, Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott masks

Protesters wearing Peter Dutton, Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott masks waved at Scott Morrison. (AAP)

WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 28 OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN

THE BEST LINE

"My mum is the bravest person I've known."

- Labor leader Bill Shorten on the Daily Telegraph story about his mother's legal career.

PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON

"This election is not about our families."

- on the Telegraph's story.

LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN

"They've even got ancestors in the family tree who were convicts. I'm waiting for that to come out in the Telegraph!"

- on what's next.

REAL PEOPLE

"I've met him before when he was a treasurer, he's quite a smart man."

- Restaurant owner Omer Evran on Morrison.

THE SUPPORT CAST

"In Fiji, we have already moved three communities and have a priority queue of about some 40 others waiting to be relocated."

- Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama chips in on climate change, in a Melbourne speech.


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