Day 50 of the federal election campaign

WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED:

* Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: Adelaide, in the marginal Liberal seat of Hindmarsh and the marginal Labor seat of Adelaide.

* Labor leader Bill Shorten: Melbourne, in the marginal Liberal seats of Dunkley, Deakin and La Trobe.

WHAT THE COALITION TALKED ABOUT:

* A vote for us is a vote for stability; a vote for the other mob is a vote for chaos.

* How we're addressing the fallout from Brexit.

* Labor's costings that show higher deficits over the next four years.

WHAT LABOR TALKED ABOUT:

* We will protect Medicare.

* Outrage over unsubstantiated claims Border Force and Customs staff have been involved with people smugglers in visa fraud.

WHAT MADE NEWS:

* Treasurer Scott Morrison has foreshadowed an improvement in the budget bottom line when he releases the coalition's election costings.

* A re-elected coalition government would hit the ground running next week with a report on impact of the Brexit and talks with New Zealand.

* Labor will go into Saturday's election without a position on the coalition government's planned changes to superannuation tax concessions.

* The immigration department has rejected allegations of internal corruption, insisting there's no proof of staff criminality or fraud.

* Turnbull government ministers have taken up with gusto the prime minister's warning about the prospect of a Labor-led minority government.

* The Greens will again push to legalise voluntary euthanasia in the next federal parliament.

LATEST POLLS

Coalition edges ahead of Labor 51-49 per cent in the second last Newspoll before election day.

THEY SAID WHAT?

"Some people find the campaign a bit long."

- Former PM John Howard, a veteran of a dozen or so such events.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

"Don't get screwed! Labor's MP for Batman David Feeney has never voted in support of marriage equality. This election vote for your rights. Vote 1 Greens."

- The Greens have used gay dating app Grindr as their latest weapon with their message in the fight for the inner-Melbourne seat of Batman.