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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst, Paul Karp and Josh Butler

Australian election briefing: Morrison’s housing sales pitch knocked off course as Albanese dodges a digger — plus ‘polite incentives’

Labor leader Anthony Albanese at an early learning centre in Perth on Monday
The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, made a whistle-stop visit to an early learning centre in Perth on Monday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Scott Morrison’s sales pitch on the Coalition’s housing policy was thrown off course on Monday by a minister’s admission about its potential to cause a “bump” in house prices.

Anthony Albanese focused on health while trying to hold the line on “polite incentives” during press conferences. Here’s how the final Monday before the 21 May election unfolded.

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