What they said on Day 52 of the campaign

WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 52 OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN

THE BEST LINE

"To be able to wake up on July 3 and to have my sanity in check, I would be pleased with that."

- Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL

"I expect the Senate to respect that."

- On any coalition mandate after Saturday.

LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN

"We're close to the finishing line now."

- Three days until polls close.

BILL PLAYS 2DAYFM'S WORD ASSOCIATION GAME

Happy: election win

Australia: great

Brexit: not really going to hurt Australia

Pineapple: Queensland

Haircut: sick of them

Refugees: treat them fairly

Barack Obama: cool

Idiot: the Liberal side

Malcolm Turnbull: out of touch.

THE SUPPORT CAST

"You can see that ball and chain dragging behind him as he tries to get around this campaign. It's not the flu that's causing him the problem. It's the weight that he's carrying."

- Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese on the right-wing politicians weighing Malcolm Turnbull down.

"All of us deplore phobia against our fellow citizens. However, smearing people as bigots with unspecified allegations simply creates a climate of intimidation designed to silence one side of the debate."

- Australian Christian Lobby's Lyle Shelton demands Shorten stop demonising opponents of same-sex marriage.

"There are strongly held views on both sides of this issue and in a democracy the most appropriate way to resolve a difference of opinion is at the ballot box."

- Cabinet minister Mathias Cormann on the same issue.

"It's a cynical move, even for this government, to try and plug holes in its election promises costings by attempting to squeeze even more money from some of the most disadvantaged members of our community."

- ACTU president Ged Kearney on the coalition's welfare crackdown.