3 0 ▁October ▁as ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁draw . ▁Cost ello ▁focused ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁government ' s ▁past ▁record , ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁Australia ▁to ▁build ▁into ▁the ▁future , ▁while ▁Sw an ▁said ▁Labor ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁" in vest ing ▁in ▁people ". ▁Howard ▁said ▁he ▁believed ▁Cost ello ▁" cre amed " ▁his ▁oppon ent , ▁while ▁Rud d ▁said ▁Sw an ▁did ▁a ▁" f ant astic ▁job ". ▁ ▁Liberal ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Labor ' s ▁Nicola ▁Ro x on ▁deb ated ▁health ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁on ▁ABC ▁television . ▁Abb ott ' s ▁character ▁and ▁minister ial ▁capacity ▁were ▁question ed ▁by ▁Ro x on ▁for ▁his ▁comments ▁about ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁as best os ▁campaign er ▁Bern ie ▁B anton ▁and ▁for ▁arriv ing ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes ▁late ▁to ▁debate . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁debate , ▁Ro x on ▁suggested ▁to ▁Abb ott ▁that ▁he ▁" could ▁have ▁arrived ▁on ▁time " ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁" re ally ▁wanted ▁to ", ▁to ▁which ▁Abb ott ▁replied ▁" b ull sh it ". ▁Form er ▁Liberal ▁campaign ▁strateg ist ▁Sue ▁C ato ▁said ▁" you ▁just ▁don ' t ▁run ▁late ▁for ▁things ▁like ▁that ". ▁Abb ott ▁apolog ised ▁to ▁B anton ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁Ro x on . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 4 ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Democr ats ▁held ▁their ▁campaign ▁launch ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁Br ing