Video - When Malcolm met Melinda

May 13, 2016  |  Videos

​Malcolm Turnbull had his first unexpected awkward encounter of the campaign so far when he was approached by "Melinda", who wanted to discuss how his party's policies affected her family.

"The cost of school is going up and up and up and yet we're not getting any more money and now you're going to take the family tax benefits away. It's not just single mums you're hurting," she said.

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