Day 10 of the federal election campaign
FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 10
WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Starting the day in Sydney.
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Starting the day in Melbourne.
WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
The coalition is promising $100 million for clinical trials in medicines and treatment in remote and rural Australia. It is also pledging $65 million for a cystic fibrosis specalist unit at Sydney's Westmead Health and Education Precinct.
WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
The focus is on penalty rates with Labor calculating that in the 10 days from Good Friday onwards, fast food and restaurant workers will lose about $220 while hospitality workers will be $280 worse off.
WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:
* The Labor Party has written to Facebook demanding it take action on a wide-spread campaign spreading lies about a "death tax".
WHAT THEY SAID:
"I'm pleased how the first full week of the campaign went. Campaigns have ups and downs. You have good days and bad days."
- Shadow finance minister and Labor campaign spokesman Jim Chalmers.
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"The government is providing certainty."
- Liberal campaign spokesman Senator Simon Birmingham on the coalition's climate policy.
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