$8m an hour: in the battle for marginal seats, it’s a contest of who can splurge the most

Both the Coalition and Labor have pledged billions to swing electorates with more than 1,000 election promises made during the campaign

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The Morrison government has promised to spend almost $8m every hour since the election campaign began, pledging more than $7.5bn for projects across the country in its bid to remain in power.

Labor, for its part, has pledged about $5bn over the past six weeks, or about $5m an hour, with both major parties overwhelmingly focused on marginal seat contests that will determine the election outcome.