WHAT THEY SAID ON DAY 7 OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN
THE BEST LINE
"I'm only sorry I didn't bring a pocket of nails today because with this soil I could have thrown them in the ground and grown crowbars. That's the sort of potential that we've got here in Tasmania."
- Nationals leader Michael McCormack on the campaign trail in northern Tassie.
PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON
"They're either being dishonest or sneaky or clueless."
- on Labor's superannuation taxes.
LABOR LEADER BILL SHORTEN
"I thought I was being asked if there were unannounced changes to superannuation and we've already made the announcements of the changes we're going to make ... I should have picked the words better, no question."
- responding to government attack over superannuation.
REAL PEOPLE
"That's the first real thing I've heard from any campaign, I don't follow the news all that much anyway."
- Auto-electrician Brandon after seeing Bill Shorten in Perth.
THE SUPPORT CAST
"These are matters for George to explain." - Senior Liberal Mathias Cormann not sure what to say about George Christensen's regular trips to the Philippines.
"He's not the member for Dawson he's the member for Manila South." - Chris Bowen
"I am absolutely confident that the travel was undertaken within the rules. But to remove any doubt I will refer the matter to the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority," - Christensen
