Day 34 of the federal election campaign

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 34

WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING:

* Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: Sunshine Coast, attending the Nambour show.

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Sydney, launching policy on equality for women.

WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

* Labor's backflip on spending cuts.

* Labor's economic record.

WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:

* Its plan to fight family violence and promote equality for women.

* Its plan to make savings in the budget.

WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:

* Labor has reversed its position on family benefit tax cuts.

* Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sacked the board of the Country Fire Authority.

* Labor is announcing its plan for safe houses to tackle family violence.

* Labor candidate for bellwether seat Eden Monaro has resigned from the Army Reserve, as the Defence Department continues its crackdown on the use of military uniforms in election campaign materials.

THEY SAID WHAT?

"The prime minister is a total wuss bag - not showing up to the debate showed all the courage of a fleeing mouse."

- Senior Labor MP Richard Marles hurls mud over the prime minister not attending a public forum in Brisbane.

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