Anthony Albanese's enforced retreat from the campaign trail because he caught COVID doesn't seem to have done the party much harm. Who knows, it might even have helped his bid to become prime minister by shifting the focus to the people around him.
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Either way, the polls maintained a strong Labor lead. Newspoll showed it ahead 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis. The Resolve poll showed Labor ahead 54-46 on a two-party basis.
But, of course, the only poll that matters is the one on the day, and there are a few bumps in the road ahead.
We are waiting to see if the Reserve Bank raises interest rates to try to counter resurgent inflation - inflation that seemed to have disappeared for three decades.
People talk, by the way, of a "hike" in rates - but, remember, they are not far above zero at the moment and any rise will take them to a tad above zero. In 1990, they were 17 per cent.
Both major parties are wondering what a small rise would do to their chances in the election. Will it push people towards the Coalition on the grounds that as the sea gets choppy, you don't throw the captain overboard? Or will they blame the captain for the choppiness?
Mr Morrison was keen to get his argument in first. The Prime Minister played down the political implications of a rise, as Labor prepared to pin blame on the Prime Minister if the Reserve Bank pulls the trigger at a meeting tomorrow.
On a much darker note, there have been increasing signs of nastiness in the campaign with reports of anti-Semitic graffiti. A week ago, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's posters were daubed with swastikas.
Now, there's been more. The ACT police are investigating a spate of far-right vandalism on election corflutes, including anti-Semitic messages defacing ACT Senate candidate Kim Rubenstein's material.
The Anti-Defamation Commission, which campaigns against anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, said the defacements showed there was an "explosion in virulent antisemitism".
"There is no doubt that these hardcore bigots who are growing appreciably more agitated and emboldened, are waging a national campaign of neo-Nazi harassment, ratcheting up their intimidation in an attempt to expand their base and recruit new members to their warped cause," Dr Dvir Abramovich who chairs the commission said.
"This is a hate crime, pure and simple, and the escalating virus of anti-Jewish prejudice that is spreading like wildfire has to stop."
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