FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: DAY 11
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WHERE THE LEADERS CAMPAIGNED
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison: Brisbane (Longman, Bonner, Petrie)
* Labor leader Anthony Albanese: Bomaderry (Gilmore, Bennelong)
WHAT THE COALITION WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
* The coalition has a plan to address poor mobile phone coverage and support a new Centre of Excellence for the NRL's newest team, the Dolphins.
WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
* Labor would go further in addressing aged care problems than the coalition.
WHAT MADE NEWS:
* Scott Morrison came under fire for telling a mother who has a child with autism he was "blessed" he wasn't going through a similar ordeal. Mr Morrison said the comments were in good faith and attacked critics for twisting his words.
* Labor continued its attack on the government for not acting fast enough to prevent the Solomon Islands from signing a security treaty with China.
* Leaked talking points reveal the Liberals have been briefed on how to respond to questions suggesting new funding announcements are "pork barrelling" or "bribes".
* Labor has called on the government to come clean over its stance on having 24-hour nursing staff in aged care homes.
* The coalition announced $28.2 million to address mobile phone blackspots across the country and a further $78.5 million for projects that address mobile phone and connectivity issues in outer urban and urban fringe areas.
* The coalition is providing $15 million for a Centre of Excellence for the Dolphins NRL team in Queensland.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"There is real egg on his face, so much egg on his face it's looking like an omelette."
- Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Anthony Albanese.
"Voting this government back in again would be like staying in a taxi that's run out of petrol. It's not going to take you where you need to go."
- Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare.
"Part of the battle we are up against is that our children are less or not as good as others and that simply isn't the case."
- Labor finance spokesperson Katy Gallagher on the prime minister's debate comment.
TWEETED:
"Woke up this morning feeling very blessed to be disabled - I reckon my parents are pretty happy about it too."
- Australian of the Year and wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott responds to the prime minister's "blessed" comment.
Australian Associated Press
