Your afternoon Briefing: PM sharpens his election message

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison delivers a fiery speech at a NSW Liberal luncheon and Bill Shorten makes an electric vehicle bungle.

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison has delivered a fiery speech at a NSW Liberal luncheon and Bill Shorten’s electric vehicle bungle.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers his Federal Budget Lunch address at the Four Seasons hotel in Sydney, Friday, April, 5, 2019. The Prime Minister is expected to call a Federal Election with in days. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Morrison moves into campaign mode

Scott Morrison has used a NSW Liberal Party luncheon to sharpen his “you pay for Labor for a decade” election message.

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The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten charging an electric car at the launch of Labor's Climate Change Action Plan at ACTEWAGL Electric Car Charging Station in Canberra.. Picture Kym Smith

Bill’s big electric car bungle

Bill Shorten has been spruiking his electric vehicle vision ... but it seems he doesn’t even know how long it takes for an EV to charge, writes Chris Kenny.

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Decent policy, tawdry politics

Money was central to my cancer treatment but I fear Labor’s $2.3bn Medicare plan will attract ugly electoral marketing, writes Jack the Insider.

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TOPSHOT - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hosts a reception to mark the 100th Anniversary of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) at Windsor Castle on April 2, 2019. - NCVO represents a diverse community of over 14,000 member organisations – a third of the voluntary sector workforce in England. (Photo by Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP)

Could the Queen intervene?

Legal experts are clashing over the potential role of the Queen should she be drawn into the Brexit deadlock.

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In this Feb. 23, 2019, photo, the Crusader horseman ride around the arena prior to the start of the Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and Hurricanes in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Crusaders announced Wednesday, April 3, 2019, that they will be considering a change to their name and branding following the Christchurch terrorist attacks on March 15 - insisting the status quo is "no longer tenable." (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Why Crusaders must defy change

The emotion-charged clamour to wipe a Super Rugby team name linked to wars with Islam misses the key point, writes Wayne Smith.