What they said on Day 5 of the campaign

WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 5:

THE BEST LINE

"I'm not going to run a commentary on a commentary."

- Tony Abbott declines to respond to the "Mr Harbourside Mansion" label his former chief of staff Peta Credlin has pinned on his successor

PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL

"Well, everyone is entitled to their commentary."

- His response to Credlin

LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN

"Vested interests will always scream in defence of their particular taxpayer subsidy."

THE SECOND XI

"I'm no oil painting, and as much as I love Anthony Albanese I don't think he should be taking pot shots at people's appearance either."

- Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne

"Malcolm Turnbull and the real estate industry have chosen Friday the 13th to launch their not-very-scary scare campaign."

- Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen

"I don't think that people across Australia are going to make decisions at this election on the basis of diary arrangements."

- Finance Minister Mathias Cormann responds to criticism about the PM's abandoned street walk in western Sydney on Wednesday

"Now, in this more enlightened era, Shorten has a chance to win some key marginal seats with a man boobs-led recovery."

- One-time Labor leader Mark Latham.