During the election campaign on Monday, opposition leader Anthony Albanese failed to address questions about unemployment and interest rates, shifting focus to economic opportunities post-pandemic. Prime Minister Morrison criticized Labour's economic management and lack of plan while campaigning in Parramatta. Polls indicated Labour was leading but Morrison was preferred as the country's leader. Albanese apologized for his mistakes and tried to regain control of the situation. He quoted Taylor Swift's hit song by saying he will "Shake it off" in response to reporters questioning whether the mistake would impact the election. Albanese stated that he takes responsibility for his actions and will admit to any mistakes he makes. Morrison highlighted his government's success in lowering the unemployment rate to 4% despite facing numerous challenges such as fires, floods, a pandemic, a global recession, economic pressure from China, and a war in Europe. Initially, Albanese mentioned that he believed the current unemployment rate was around 5.4%. Morrison stated that they have achieved success in their plans, particularly in creating jobs to strengthen the economy, referencing cricket as he discussed Australia's economic progress. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg mentioned that the new jobs would be spread throughout various sectors of the economy. It is expected that Australia's unemployment rate will drop to the 3% range, earlier than expected, with some economists even predicting it could be lower than the budget forecast of 3.75%. While wage growth is anticipated to increase, it may not be enough to keep up with inflation, resulting in a decrease in real incomes for the year. In order to appease unhappy voters, the budget in March raised a tax break for 10 million low- and middle-income earners and provided one-time cash payments for pensioners, along with a temporary reduction in fuel taxes.