Peter Dutton spoke to Channel Seven’s breakfast program a little earlier this morning, where he blamed the poll results (which have him behind) on ‘Labor lies’.

Today is not the day for big politicking, but obviously, the government has threaten mud and they have spent $20 million of  negativity over the course of the last few months.

Most based on a  lie, frankly, in relation to the  Medicare campaigning. The bulk- billing rates have dropped under  this government. A complete  fabrication. I think people realise what the government is saying is  built on a lie. But if you throw mud in the game and put $20 million  behind it, it has an impact. For me, I am a truthful, independent person. I am the truthful, independent person I have always been, during the course of this campaign and the course of my career Ike will stand up for what I believe in.

Sometimes you can make some people unhappy, but I truly  believe, as we said yesterday, that crime and law and order is a serious issue and I want to do more to keep our country safe and help families  who are really struggling at the  moment and our 25 cent a litre cut to fuel will help families straight away and young people in  particular get in homes.

So that is what the election will be contested on, not the  personalities and mud being thrown by Labor.