What they said on Day 7 of the campaign

WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 7

THE BEST LINE

"He has an inspirational self-made background and he's got to disable Labor's attack by telling his story rather than let them define him."

- Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott's former chief of staff, back pedals on her "Mr Harbourside Mansion" jibe at Malcolm Turnbull.

PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL

"That would be delightful. I might paddle my kayak across the harbour to join him."

- On helping Abbott win the seat of Warringah, across the water from the PM's electorate of Wentworth.

LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN

"The Greens are suffering from relevance deprivation syndrome."

- Responding to the Greens and their insistence wise heads will prevail about a power-sharing arrangement with minor party in any hung parliament over July 2.

THE SECOND XI

"This is my legacy, this is Malcolm Turnbull's legacy, and that's why it's so important that we re-elect a coalition government on July 2."

- Abbott lending a hand at his campaign launch.

"I am not a commentator on commentators."

- Finance Minister Mathias Cormann refuses to buy in to Credlin's latest comments.

"Why aren't they locking them away and throwing away the key and actually setting an example and saying that we're not going to tolerate this?"

- Independent senator Jacqui Lambie on what should happen to the five "tinnie terrorists".

"A new name does not make it a new project."

- Labor's infrastructure guru Anthony Albanese insists he's the one responsible for West Australian roads funding.

"It is a sneaky new tax that punishes every Australian family."

Australian Medical Association president Brian Owler on an extended freeze of the Medicare rebate.