Bye for now



We're going to close this blog now, but you can scroll down and see all the reactions.



This was a very important night for Labor, its final chance to announce major policies before the election campaign begins, which could formally begin in just a few short days.



The biggest announcement was the multi-billion dollar commitment to make cancer treatment cheaper and confirmation Labor will match the Coalition's tax cuts for low and middle income earners.



Medicare will again be a key issue at an election campaign.



Labor MPs do seem confident. On the way out, Tony Burke said the Coalition's budget "sank like a stone".



But Coalition MPs says voters cannot trust Labor's promises and there has not been any details about how this will be funded. That will be a campaign battle.



Off the top of my head, here is what I heard as new from Bill Shorten tonight:

