ra . ▁Hockey ▁argued ▁that ▁Labor ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁drop ▁Work cho ices ▁was ▁Australia ' s ▁biggest ▁threat ▁to ▁infl ation . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November , ▁Environment ▁Minister ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁and ▁opposition ▁sp okes man ▁Peter ▁Gar rett ▁deb ated ▁environment ▁issues ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁Gar rett ▁critic ised ▁the ▁government ' s ▁record ▁on ▁climate ▁change ▁to ▁which ▁Turn b ull ▁respond ed ▁that ▁Gar rett ' s ▁current ▁claims ▁bet ray ▁his ▁previous ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 5 ▁ ▁Both ▁major ▁parties ▁had ▁their ▁official ▁campaign ▁launch es ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁Queensland ; ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁and ▁Labor ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 4 ▁November . ▁At ▁their ▁launch , ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁p led ged ▁a ▁reb ate ▁for ▁education ▁costs , ▁including ▁private ▁school ▁fe es , ▁of ▁all ▁Australian ▁children , ▁tot alling ▁$ 9 . 4   b ill ion . ▁Under ▁the ▁plan , ▁primary ▁school ▁students ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁$ 4 0 0 , ▁while ▁secondary - school ▁students ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁$ 8 0 0 . ▁Tax ▁cut s ▁worth ▁$ 1 . 6   b ill ion ▁over ▁four ▁years ▁were ▁proposed ▁to ▁encou rage ▁people ▁to ▁save ▁for ▁first ▁homes , ▁and ▁extra ▁fund ing ▁of ▁$ 6 5 2   mill ion