Two days out from election day - and all we're missing is a group hug.
Both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Labor leader Bill Shorten are seeking to turn down the heat as the eight-week campaign splutters to an end.
Turmbull will use his final major set piece today to call for more civility in politics while Mr Shorten concedes he doesn't hate the Liberals after all.
Reflecting community sentiment and a ban on broadcast advertising, both leaders are attempting to seize the high moral ground.
In uncertain times globally, voters are looking for a greater sense of common purpose, Mr Turnbull will say at the National Press Club.
"I believe they want our parliament to offload the ideology, to end the juvenile theatrics and gotcha moments, to drop the personality politics."
Australia had done better than any G7 economy in achieving economic growth of 3.1 percent in the year to March, a result well above the OECD average. But it was a reminder of the low growth in the global economy and the need for Australia to look out for headwinds, he says.
"My strong sense is that what Australians are looking for most from this election is a step up in political culture - strong, decisive, resolute leadership, yet with a focus on what unites rather than divides.
"That is the leadership I and my team offer to the Australian people."
Bill Shorten has signalled he wants to include an opposition in government if Labor wins.
"The fact of the matter is I don't hate the Liberal Party," he told Network Ten's The Project.
"I think we have got better ideas but I think some times we have too much conflict."
Cabinet minister Steve Ciobo was quizzed about the sudden and belated breakout of kumbaya in light of the hostile atmosphere that has existed since the start of the campaign.
"It's a little bit like losing weight - every day is an opportunity to start afresh," he told ABC radio.
On the campaign trail, Mr Shorten is in Queensland where he will visit the Royal Brisbane Hospital to spruik Labor's message about saving Medicare from the coalition.
He'll also campaign in the Liberal marginal seat of Forde, a seat former Labor premier Peter Beattie failed to pick up in 2013.
Meanwhile, Nick Xenophon has released his priorities if his new NXT party gains the balance of power after the election.
The Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) may end up with at least three Senate seats and is threatening to oust former Liberal minister Jamie Briggs in the South Australian seat of Mayo.
"We will use our numbers; we'll do a combination of things," he told the Advertiser, putting jobs creation and protecting manufacturing at the top.
