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Morrison makes a play for Gilmore with $40m roads package

Michael Read
Michael ReadEconomics correspondent

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison will spend the first morning of his re-election campaign on the ground in NSW’s South Coast, where he will announce a $40 million package to upgrade roads in the Labor-held marginal electorate of Gilmore.

Rather than starting his campaign defending a government-held seat, Mr Morrison will be playing offence on Monday when he kicks off his re-election campaign in Nowra on NSW’s South Coast.

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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com

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