00:00Rocking out roadside in Townsville, David Chrisofulli channeling Bon Jovi, perhaps praying
00:08for a smooth ride to the finish line.
00:10Both major party leaders were in the north, both campaigning on the theme of health.
00:16Labor promising a new Royal Flying Doctors service dental truck for the Cape York region.
00:21This is going to be a game changer for bringing services closer to home.
00:25While the LNP leader was reshaping his plans for early childhood checks.
00:29How's that?
00:30I think David's used a rolling pin before.
00:33Yes, normally to make pasta, but this is just as good.
00:37He's made a $27.5 million promise to offer every child in kindergarten free vision, hearing
00:43and speech tests from 2025-26.
00:46What this program does is give kids the opportunity and give families the ability to get the kind
00:54of care they need early in a child's development.
00:57And give them the best chance of staying engaged in school.
01:01The LNP says follow-up checks would be offered to children in years 1, 3 and 5 if any health
01:06or developmental needs are identified at kindergarten.
01:09It's absolutely necessary that we get those things sorted early and any problems addressed.
01:15But Labor's accusing the LNP of imitating its ideas.
01:19This is another example of David Chrisofulli not having one new idea and simply handing
01:24in Labor's homework.
01:26Labor says vision checks are already universal for prep students, children also have access
01:31to speech pathologists and hearing checks are targeted at those from vulnerable families.
01:36The LNP wants to go further.
01:38Every kid.
01:39At a pre-polling centre in Cairns, Bree James addressed the media after the LNP candidate's
01:44recent faux pas where she referred to a vandalised poster resembling a Hitler moustache.
01:50My sign was defaced, I put up a joke about it, it was really poor taste and I'm really
01:54sorry about it and I really hope everyone will forgive me for it.
01:57Tomorrow both leaders will remain in the regions before heading back to Brisbane for one final
02:02debate.
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