FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 14
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WHERE THE LEADERS ARE CAMPAIGNING
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: is in Darwin for the first time, where the two seats of Solomon and Lingiari are a chance for the coalition because of the unpopularity of the NT Labor government.
* Labor leader Bill Shorten: is starting his day in Townsville, in the ultra-marginal seat of Herbert.
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WHAT THE COALITION WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
On the eve of Anzac Day, the prime minister will be focused on Australia's defence personnel with announcements to help veterans and local industries working with defence, and an announcement on the latest rotation of US Marines to Darwin.
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WHAT LABOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:
Wages and helping casual workers get permanent employment and probably the Barnaby Joyce water buyback issue, but NOT the controversial Adani coal mine project.
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WHAT IS MAKING NEWS:
* The Australian Electoral Commission ballot draw will happen today to decide where each candidates is listed on the ballot - an how long the Senate voting papers will be.
* The March quarter inflation figures are released at 1130.
* IS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacks, saying they were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque massacre
* GetUp is under fire for an ad with a Tony Abbott look-alike refusing to save a drowning person as an analogy to his climate-change stance.
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THEY SAID WHAT?
* "I come from rural Victoria, there's a party that is supposed to represent rural Victoria and I just feel that so much is falling on deaf ears, and I just feel that we can be the circuit breaker." - Former senator Ricky Muir on his comeback bid.
* "These are men and women who signed up to the Australian Defence Force prepared to put their lives on the line for our nation so we need to do more to both respect and recognise our returned service men and women." - Veteran Affairs Minister Darren Chester.
* "While some people like the flexibility that casual work provides, for others it has become a constant worry - never knowing what it's like to have a paid sick day or paid holiday." - Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Australian Associated Press
