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One of the dangers of election campaigning at a school is the tolling of the bell.
Having attended St Mary's Cathedral College as a student, Anthony Albanese knew it was coming as he campaigned on Monday.
'The bells are tolling for the Morrison government because early voting starts today,' he said.
'Time is up.'
Mr Albanese spent the day promising funding for the education sector as well as a hospital in South Australia, riding high on new opinion polls indicating Labor has extended its lead two weeks out from the election.
The latest Newspoll shows Labor ahead 54-46 on two-party preferred, up one point from the previous week, while an Ipsos poll has Labor on a 35 per cent primary vote while the coalition has dropped to 29 per cent.
Anthony Albanese visited his former high school, St Mary's Cathedral College, on Monday as part of his campaign tour
At his former high school, Mr Albanese was greeted by a mob of cheering students who called him over for selfies and high-fives.
He told the youngsters he had met one of his lifelong best friends at the school and his highest HSC marks were in chemistry and maths.
The welcome was similarly warm at an early voting centre in the Liberal-held seat of Boothby in Adelaide.
Mr Albanese told Labor supporters their task was to convince five undecided voters to back the party every day before the election.
The visits provided a backdrop to spruik Labor's plans
