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Pidgin Politics is back for the final week of the election campaign! As we enter that final week Margo, Paula and Wes unpack the Coalition “rally” that saw the party finally launch its official campaign - just six days from the actual polling day in an 8 week campaign. There were policies on offer, but the intrigue for many was the elephant in the room - Tony Abbott - and the new slogan that seems to have emerged post-Brexit chaos: “stick to the plan”. We stay on Brexit to discuss what impact we think the referendum in the UK - and its subsequent resignations, recriminations, calls for Irish unity and Scottish freedom - will have on our own upcoming vote. Is it a good thing for the incumbents or will the future the Labor party is putting forward look like a good alternative to the similar conservative/liberal infighting that seems to typify the Turnbull leadership? The Labor party released their costings on Sunday, which saw a projection for higher deficits in the short-term but projections that somehow surplus will still be reached within the same period as the Coalition government. Polices targeting so-called “junk” private health insurance that only covers people for public hospital coverage and putting a cap on the amount individuals can claim on managing their taxes were also announced, but is this the silver bullet Labor needs to kill the argument put forward by the Coalition that it will never be capable of good economic management. Finally, with the election finally within our sights, we put forward our own predictions for how we imagine the polls might play out and give our forecasts for the future upper and lower houses. You’ll have to listen to hear how we see the chips falling. Remember to follow @pidginpolitics on twitter so you can respond to our call-out for questions each week. And subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher to get the podcast fresh in your listening stream every week.