Scott Morrison has denied he's choosing against campaigning with Liberals in inner-city electorates under threat by so-called Teal independents, while Opposition leader Anthony Albanese was unable to detail his party's six-point plan for the NDIS:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brushed aside suggestions he's avoiding campaigning in inner-city electorates during the election campaign.Mr Morrison made a small business pitch to people considering opening one of their own on Thursday during a visit to the marginal Labor-held seat of Parramatta.
He has repeatedly said the election is not a "popularity contest", instead trying to frame it as a contest between the major parties. "Anthony Albanese is walking around in this election, pretending that he has some special magical powers to make wages go up and costs go down, and as prime minister, you don't have that. I know, I've been in the job."Can these high profile independents running in safe Liberal electorates live up to the hype?
As part of Labor's powering Australia plan, more than 600,000 new jobs will be created by 2030 and five out of six jobs will be in regional Australia. "A country cannot keep drawing from an old well, because the well eventually dries out," he will say.Among the measures Mr Albanese proposes is universal childcare, which he says will support workforce participation.Mr Albanese also faced questions from journalists on Thursday about his party's proposed six-point NDIS platform at the election.
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