Australia's Labor opposition set for election victory: pollAustralian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Morrison has centred his campaign on his government’s projection to deliver Australia’s first budget surplus in more than 10 years. Labour leader Bill Shorten has also appealed to disillusioned voters, both young and old, promising to make the country’s taxation system fairer and to fight climate change. Morrison and Shorten will on Thursday deliver speeches in last-minute pitches to undecided voters. The speeches come as the Australian Financial Review newspaper endorsed Morrison, joining nearly all of the country’s largest newspapers in supporting the conservative prime minister.

Source: Standard Digital May 16, 2019 01:41 UTC