Morrison campaigns on border security; 10 Covid deaths – as it happened

Scott Morrison with attorney general Michaelia Cash in Perth. The prime minister talked up his government’s economic and border security credentials as the second week of the federal election campaign kicked off. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

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What we learned today, Easter Monday, 18 April

While it wasn’t exactly quiet today, it’s set to get quite a bit noisier tomorrow. Labor leader Anthony Albanese (who faced protesters today carrying signs about that unemployment figure stuff-up) will be hoping for a campaign resurrection.

Scott Morrison is, of course, hoping for his own post-Easter miracle.

In today’s news:

• The fallout in Warringah shows no signs of stopping, with pressure on Morrison to disendorse Liberal candidate Katherine Deves.
• The Coalition is also on the defensive on health, as old comments from health minister-in-waiting Anne Ruston surface.
• But Mediscare is not the only fear campaign in town, as Paul Karp points out.
• If you spent the weekend tuning out and want to tune back in, start with the Campaign catchup, or the election briefing. And to really get on top of the 2022 election, take a gander at our seat explorer, or a wander through the Pork-o-meter.
• There was some shameful news about Australians in Syrian camps – including 30 children.
• And while the pandemic is far from over in Australia, cruise ships are back. The first ship since 2020 arrived in Sydney.

See you back here tomorrow, as the pace picks up again in the countdown to 21 May.

Updated at 9.57am BST

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Lol PMO tried to fix Morrison's jobseeker error by putting day in brackets in the official transcript. pic.twitter.com/vqXZYRQvVQ

— Josh Taylor (@joshgnosis) April 18, 2022