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Brigg's hopes Turnbull will visit in the campaign

Peta Donald reported this story on Friday, May 13, 2016 08:00:17

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MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten will both campaign on familiar themes today.

Labor is sticking with education, promising 25,000 teaching scholarships to science, technology and maths graduates, so that by the end of the decade high school teachers in those subjects are more qualified.

Investing in rail and making cities more liveable will be the Coalition's theme, with the Prime Minister making his first trip in this campaign to Adelaide.

By tonight they'll both be back in Western Sydney where Tony Abbott's former chief of staff Peta Credlin says Malcolm Turnbull is perceived as "Mr Harbour-side Mansion".

From Canberra, Peta Donald reports.

PETA DONALD: Malcolm Turnbull and his entourage are expected to jump on another train this morning, this time in Adelaide, en route to a $43 million light rail announcement to connect Flinders University with the city's rail network.

According to one Liberal MP, Jamie Briggs, the Prime Minister goes down well in South Australia.

JAMIE BRIGGS: He's a massive, massive electoral asset. People think that he is the best person to be prime minister of the country, certainly the feedback I get and they're right.

PETA DONALD: Mr Turnbull is campaigning this morning in the Liberal-held seat of Boothby - where the sitting member is leaving the Parliament.

The PM will not be heading to Mr Brigg's seat of Mayo.

JAMIE BRIGGS: He'd be received incredibly well if he had to the time to come up into the Adelaide hills but I understand he's only got limited time in Adelaide on this visit but I'm sure we'll see more of him.

PETA DONALD: So are you pretty sure that Malcolm Turnbull will be coming up to your electorate at some point in the campaign?

JAMIE BRIGGS: Oh look, I hope so. I've certainly asked and I'm sure at some point we'll get an opportunity to have Malcolm in my electorate.

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PETA DONALD: Jamie Briggs had to resign as cities minister in December over an incident in a Hong Kong bar.

Now his grip on his blue-ribbon seat is considered to be less of a sure thing.

His onetime staffer Rebekha Sharkie is running for the Nick Xenophon Team against him.

She describes the support she's receiving as overwhelming.

REBEKHA SHARKIE: Constant phone calls, hundreds of emails that I'm responding to and they often start with "I'm a former Liberal member" or "I've always voted Liberal but this time I'd like to give my vote to you."

PETA DONALD: Rebekha Sharkie says voters think because they're in a safe Liberal seat, they don't count.

REBEKHA SHARKIE: I feel that people are saying "well actually, you know, I'd like to count and so that's why I've really called my campaign 'Make Mayo Matter.'"

PETA DONALD: Jamie Briggs warns voting for an independent could help Labor form government.

JAMIE BRIGGS: If independents and conservatives get elected, they back Labor. They do it every single time.

They've done in South Australia, they've done it nationally.

If people want Malcolm Turnbull back as Prime Minister, they'll vote for me. If they want Bill Shorten they'll vote for another candidate.

PETA DONALD: By tonight the Prime Minister will be back in western Sydney for the first leaders' debate of this campaign.

He's received some frank advice about how he's perceived there from Tony Abbott's former chief of staff, Peta Credlin.

On Sky she said it was a mistake for Malcolm Turnbull to cancel a street walk in Sydney's west earlier this week.

PETA CREDLIN: He cancelled. If it's known that you were going to do a street walk in Penrith, the last thing you want to do, Mr Harbour-side Mansion, is look like you don't know and you're not welcome in western Sydney.

MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Peta Credlin, who was Tony Abbott's chief of staff, ending Peta Donald's report.

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