FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 10
WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Sydney.
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Melbourne.
WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
A $100 million promise for clinical trials in medicines and treatment in remote and rural Australia. It is also pledging $65 million for a cystic fibrosis specialist unit at Sydney's Westmead hospital.
WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT:
The restoration of penalty rates within the first 100 days of a Shorten government with Labor calculating that in the 10 days from Good Friday onwards workers will have lost between $220 and $370.
WHAT MADE NEWS:
* Australian Medical Association says its latest hospital report card shows the system is "over stretched" and "over burdened.
* Mr Shorten attacked a campaign on Facebook suggesting his party will pursue a death tax in government.
* Mr Morrison has dismissed questions over his government's $80 million of water purchases under the Murray-Darling Basin plan.
THEY SAID WHAT?
""The problem this government has is what they call cost, I call investing."
- Mr Shorten on Labor's climate policy.
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- "I understand Bill Shorten's policy better than he does."
- Mr Morrison on Labor's climate policy.
