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Election Campaign Diary – Day 18

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seen during a Labor Party campaign rally at Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne.

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seen during a Labor Party campaign rally at Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne. Photo: AAP

Sunday – no day of rest for the nation’s political leaders. Day 18 proved to be busy one.

Where were they?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison started his day in Sydney – attending a rally in Homebush in the seat of Reid. He was accompanied by former Prime Minister John Howard and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a campaign rally at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney. Photo: AAP

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, meanwhile, was in Melbourne where he attended a childcare rally.

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (right) and his wife Chloe Shorten (left) are seen during a Labor Party campaign rally at Box Hill Town Hall. Photo: AAP

Both leaders will be heading to Perth on Monday in preparation for their head-to-head debate.

Liberal Promises

Cap on refugees: The liberal party announced that if elected, they would cap the number of refugees Australia accepts to 18,750 people a year.

Mr Morrison was vocal on Labor’s migration policies and slammed their plan to up the number of refugees Australia would accept.

Labor Promises

Childcare policy: The opposition leader pledged $4 billion to help low-income families afford childcare.

Mr Shorten said it was time for “a better deal for the working families of Australia”.

The announcement was made in Melbourne at the Box Hill Town Hall where he was surrounded by 500-plus supporters.

Quotes from the road:

“Suffice to say we have done the maths and we can pay for the promises we are making. Once we have revealed all of the promises, then we will reveal the costing to back it up.” – Mr Shorten on how Labor would fund their extensive suite of policies.

“Every single family in Australia earning up to $174,000 will get cheaper child care with Labor.” – Bill Shorten on his childcare policy.

“What we are asking you to do is knock on 30 doors in your neighbourhood or to make 30 calls…Make a commitment to volunteer this week and the next three weeks.”  – Senator Penny Wong asks Labor supporters in Box Hill to do their bit for the campaign.

“If you believe in immigration being a key part of Australia’s future, which I do, and my party does, then you have to make sure you have an immigration program which is sustainable, which has integrity, which focuses on people being able to come and get jobs and become part of the community.” – Mr Morrison on the Liberal Party’s immigration policy.

Elsewhere on the campaign trail:

Coalition says Labor’s taxes will hurt: The Coalition government has urged voters to look at the “facts” of Labor’s tax figures.

The Coalition’s campaign spokesman Simon Birmingham said Australians face “$387 billion in higher taxes” under a Labor government.

Howard comes after Shorten: Former Prime Minister John Howard criticised Bill Shorten on Sunday, accusing him of fostering greater class divide in Australia.

Howard said Labor’s continuous use of the phrase “big end of town” was partly responsible.

Former prime minister John Howard at a campaign rally at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney. Photo:AAP

Adani Convoy: The anti-Adani convoy, led by Greens founder Bob Brown, held a rally in the Galilee basin in central Queensland where the coal mine will be based.

The event did not go down without incident.

A man in a horseback reportedly ran over a woman who has been taken to hospital. Senator Bob Brown addressed the media after.

That’s Odd.

Uhh our politcians and exercise.

Who could forget former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his penchant for ocean swims in budgie smugglers, or Julie Bishop’s frequent runs around Lake Burley Griffin.

Well today it was revealed that Mr Morrison, like leaders before him, is no stranger to exercise.

When questioned on why this had not come to light before, the PM said politicians would be best to exercise out the public eye – a diss on Mr Shorten perhaps?

 

 

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