Federal election day 21: Shorten campaigning in SA and Morrison in WA

Bill Shorten has faced questions over superannuation and Labor's plan to axe tax refunds for franking credits in a tense interview with ABC 7.30 host Leigh Sales. FOLLOW OUR ELECTION BLOG

Bill Shorten has faced questions over superannuation and Labor's plan to axe tax refunds for franking credits in a tense interview with ABC 7.30 host Leigh Sales. 

The Opposition Leader also refused once again to name the cost of Labor's policy to slash greenhouse emissions by 45 per cent while speaking to Sales this evening.

Earlier, the Liberals' campaign in Victoria was in turmoil, with moves to dump its candidate in Isaacs  and the sudden resignation of its candidate in Wills.

Scott Morrison had called for stricter vetting of candidates after homophobic and racist comments by two Liberal candidates in the battleground state of Victoria threatened to derail the Coalition’s campaign.

In the seat of Isaacs, there were calls for Jeremy Hearn to lose preselection after anti-Muslim comments he had posted online were brought to light.

And in the seat of Wills, Peter Killin resigned after his anti-gay online remarks were unearthed.

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Originally published as Federal election day 21: Shorten campaigning in SA and Morrison in WA

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