FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 8
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WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison is still in Tasmania, where the government thinks it has a chance of picking up a couple of seats.
* Labor leader Bill Shorten is in the Northern Territory and will visit the Tiwi Islands off Darwin
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WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
How Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is stumbling and doesn't know his own tax or climate policies.
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WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
Its economic credentials, with reports it will focus on promising a bigger surplus rather than further tax cuts to show it can responsibly manage the budget.
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WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:
* Voters have until 8pm local time on Thursday to make sure they are on the electoral roll.
* Senator Tim Storer has announced he won't recontest his South Australian seat after just a year in parliament.
* Jobs. The latest unemployment figures will released at 1130 on Thursday.
* Clive Palmer, who is now standing for the Senate, will announce his candidate for the Townsville seat of Herbert at 1000.
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THEY SAID WHAT?
"We manage money, we invest in the things that matter to people - whether it's roads, schools or hospitals - and we enable ourselves to do that by supporting the growth of our economy." - Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
"Thoughtful and principled independents have an important role to play, as I hope I have demonstrated. I urge voters to consider that as they weigh up who to support on May 18," he said.
