FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 18
WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Sydney
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Melbourne
WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
*Freezing the refugee intake numbers at the current rate of 18,750 a year for the next three years.
WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT:
A $4 billion childcare package to help 887,000 low-income families access child care and a $2.4 billion dental care promise for pensioners.
THE LATEST POLLS
* A new YouGov/Galaxy poll for News Corp mastheads has the coalition moving up two points on the primary vote to be level with Labor 37 per cent, but still lagging Labor 48-52 on the two-party preferred. A Newspoll is expected to be published on Sunday night.YouGov Galaxy
WHAT MADE NEWS:
* Both leaders will be flying into Perth later on Sunday and prepping for the first of their head-to-head debates in the West Australian capital on Monday evening
* Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek calling it the dirtiest election campaign in her 20 years in politics.
THEY SAID WHAT?
"Look, I don't think a couple of SMSs is what you'd call a formal negotiation."
- Tanya Plibersek on reported informal approaches to Clive Palmer on a preference deal.
