By Aidan Wondracz For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press
Published: 03:41 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 03:41 BST, 18 April 2019
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As Australia's political leaders campaign at opposite ends of the country, time is running out to enrol to vote in the upcoming federal election.
Australian citizens have until 8pm on Thursday to register or change their details to take part in the May 18 poll.
Failing to vote in the upcoming election could lead to a $20 fine, and failing to provide a reasonable excuse for not voting could land that person in court.
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Prime minister Scott Morrison will campaign in Tasmania on Thursday, promising more than $25 million for the state's health services
Opposition leader Bill Shorten will spend the day in the Northern Territory, rounding out a week of health announcements of his own
As the deadline looms, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are squeezing in a final day on the hustings before pausing over Easter.
The prime minister will campaign in Tasmania on Thursday, promising more than $25 million for the state's health services.
Mr Morrison is hoping to snatch a swag of crucial marginal seats in the north of the Apple Isle.
Mr Shorten will spend the day in the Northern Territory, rounding out a week of health announcements of his own.
Mr Shorten has endured a
