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Callum Robson has produced an after-the-siren upset to end Mick Fanning's shot at a record fifth Bells Beach title but siblings Tyler and Owen Wright are still standing in the Rip Curl Pro.

Australian Robson produced a 7.77-point effort on his final wave, scores returning as he hit the beach after their round-of-16 Rip Curl Pro heat to win 14.50 to 14.27.

The 40-year-old Fanning, who has come out of retirement to chase Bells history as a wildcard, reached the last 16 after eliminating world No.1 Kanoa Igarashi in an upset on Thursday.

The three-time world champion looked in vintage form on Friday too, carving in terrific conditions to score at least 6.17 points on four separate waves and lead for a bulk of the heat.

His final-wave best of 7.5 was trumped by Championship Tour rookie Robson though, bringing the fairytale run to a abrupt halt.

"When I saw that wave coming in I took a deep breath and thought 'alright this is my chance'," he said.

"Waiting on the beach, I couldn't really hear but my mates were giving me the thumbs up.

"Mick at Bells, especially when it's absolutely pumping ... he's one of the best, so I'm pretty happy with that win."

Fanning was greeted by son Xander on the beach, offsetting the disappointment of his first exit before the quarter-final stage from his last 14 Bells campaigns.

"It was great fun, I had a great time," he said.

"You want to go out just surfing (well) and Callum's a great kid, awesome to have a heat with him, one of the groms growing up at home.

"To have this little munchkin (Xander) here ... it's been a really different Bells for me, really enjoyed it, great memories."

Earlier Owen Wright's charge to avoid the World Surf League's mid-season cut continued, the Olympic bronze medallist reaching the quarter-finals.

Wright came out on top in a tense round-of-16 heat against Nat Young, putting together a two-wave total of 16.40 out of 20 to eliminate the American (15.77).

It's already the 32-year-old's best result of 2022 as he quests to improve his lowly ranking (31) before the tour field is cut to 24 after the next stop of the year at Margaret River, WA.

Jack Robinson absorbed Imaikalani deVault's early eight-point ride, cooly finding a late 8.47 reply to win his heat and progress to a quarter-final against Italo Ferreira.

Ethan Ewing won comfortably in his all-Australian clash with Jackson Baker and will face Wright, while Connor O'Leary and Morgan Cibilic were beaten by Brazil's Filipe Toledo and 2019 Bells winner John John Florence.

Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons joined Fanning out the back door after crushing quarter-final exits that have severely dented their hopes of making the 10-woman cut.

Owen's sister Tyler will fly the flag as the fit-again two-time world champion chases a Bells title, scoring a nine-point ride on her way to a semi-final against Courtney Conlogue.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese have both been contradicted by fellow party members on policy issues.

Liberal MPs spent Friday morning trying to walk back Mr Morrison's lack of enthusiasm to establish a federal corruption watchdog despite it being a election promise in 2019.

Labor's finance spokeperson also appeared to contradict Mr Albanese's suggestion the party's proposed urgent care clinic policy had been specifically costed by independent bureaucrats.

Mr Morrison and Mr Albanese attended Good Friday church services after they both promised to suspend the political warfare on the public holiday.

Mr Morrison attended Syndal Baptist Chuch in Melbourne's west while Mr Albanese attended a Maronite mass at St Charbel's in Sydney's southwest.

"Easter is not about politics. My faith isn't about politics," Mr Morrison said

"One of the great things about Australia is that people are allowed to practise their faith with respect," Mr Albanese said.

Mr Albanese was joined by the prime minister's wife and former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott at the Good Friday mass in Sydney.

Mr Morrison's wife, Jenny, and their daughters, Abbey and Lily, were greeted by Mr Albanese, as was Mr Abbott. Mr Albanese and Mrs Morrison both gave readings.

Elsewhere, three of the four police officers from the prime minister's security detail injured in a car crash in Tasmania on Thursday are out of hospital.

Two Tasmanian Police officers and one federal police officer have been discharged. A second federal officer is still being treated in hospital for his injuries.

Mr Morrison, who spoke to the two federal officers on Friday, said the incident was a reminder to stay safe on the roads this Easter.

"If you are travelling around of course, please be safe, be careful," he said.

Mr Morrison wasn't involved in the two-car crash - he was in a car moving ahead of the accident - and the driver of the other vehicle involved was unhurt. Tasmania Police are still investigating.

Mr Albanese said he spoke to the prime minister on Thursday night about the collision and passed on his well wishes to the injured officers.

Labor finance spokesperson Katy Gallagher clarified comments made by Mr Albanese earlier in the week about Labor's plan to set up urgent care clinics.

"This has been fully costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office," Mr Albanese said on Wednesday.

But Senator Gallagher tweeted late on Thursday that the policy "has not been formally costed by the PBO" and that the $135 million cost over four years was "based on work done by the PBO".

Mr Albanese echoed Senator Gallagher on Friday, saying the policy had been fully costed based off work by the PBO.

"They were informed by the PBO work and all of our policies will be fully costed," Mr Albanese said.

Meanwhile, government frontbenchers Stuart Robert and Simon Birmingham spent Friday saying the coalition would try again to establish a federal anti-corruption watchdog after Mr Morrison backflipped on a promise to set it up after the 2019 poll.

"We will come back again and we will seek, through a bipartisan level, to get that going," Mr Robert told Nine Network.

Mr Morrison and Mr Albanese will go head-to-head in their first debate of the election campaign on Wednesday in Brisbane ahead of the poll on May 21.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese have stayed on message during their Good Friday campaign "pause".

Mr Morrison joined Treasurer Josh Frydenberg for a Passover service at a synagogue in Melbourne's Hawthorn East.

"We can become complacent about freedom, about our prosperity, about so many things we could take for granted in a country as amazing as Australia," he told the congregants on Friday night.

"But as we come together to celebrate Passover ... it is a time to remember all of these things never came easily."

Meanwhile, both leaders were contradicted by their own party members on policy issues.

Liberal MPs spent Friday morning trying to walk back Mr Morrison's lack of enthusiasm to establish a federal corruption watchdog despite it being a election promise in 2019.

Labor's finance spokeswoman also appeared to contradict Mr Albanese's suggestion the party's proposed urgent care clinic policy had been specifically costed by independent bureaucrats.

The prime minister and opposition leader attended Good Friday church services after both promising to suspend the political warfare on the public holiday.

Mr Morrison attended Syndal Baptist Church in Melbourne's west while Mr Albanese attended a Maronite mass at St Charbel's in Sydney's southwest.

"Easter is not about politics. My faith isn't about politics," Mr Morrison said.

"One of the great things about Australia is that people are allowed to practise their faith with respect," Mr Albanese said.

Mr Albanese was joined by the prime minister's wife and former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott at the Good Friday mass in Sydney.

Mr Morrison's wife Jenny and their daughters Abbey and Lily were greeted by Mr Albanese, as was Mr Abbott. Mr Albanese and Mrs Morrison both gave readings.

Elsewhere, three of the four police from the prime minister's security detail injured in a car crash in Tasmania on Thursday are out of hospital.

Two Tasmanian Police officers and one federal police officer have been discharged. A second federal officer is still being treated in hospital for his injuries.

Mr Morrison, who spoke to the two federal officers on Friday, said the incident was a reminder to stay safe on the roads this Easter.

"If you are travelling around of course, please be safe, be careful," he said.

Mr Morrison wasn't involved in the two-car crash and the driver of the other vehicle involved was unhurt. Tasmania Police are still investigating.

Mr Albanese said he spoke to the prime minister on Thursday night about the collision and passed on his well wishes to the injured officers.

Labor finance spokeswoman Katy Gallagher clarified comments made by Mr Albanese earlier in the week about Labor's plan to set up urgent care clinics.

"This has been fully costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office," Mr Albanese said on Wednesday.

But Senator Gallagher tweeted late on Thursday the policy "has not been formally costed by the PBO" and that the $135 million cost over four years was "based on work done by the PBO".

Mr Albanese echoed Senator Gallagher on Friday, saying the policy was informed by PBO work and all policies would be fully costed.

Meanwhile, government frontbenchers Stuart Robert and Simon Birmingham spent Friday saying the coalition would try again to establish a federal anti-corruption watchdog after Mr Morrison backflipped on a promise to set it up after the 2019 poll.

"We will come back again and we will seek, through a bipartisan level, to get that going," Mr Robert told Nine Network.

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Labor Leader Anthony Albanese was joined by the prime minister's wife and former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott at a Good Friday mass in Sydney, while Scott Morrison attended a service in Melbourne.

Mr Morrison and Mr Albanese suspended political warfare for the day but both will be back on the hustings on Saturday for day six of the federal election campaign.

"Easter is not about politics. My faith isn't about politics," Mr Morrison said.

The prime minister spent the morning at a service at Syndal Baptist Church in Glen Waverley in Melbourne's west with Liberal MP Gladys Liu.

Ms Liu holds the seat of Chisholm by a slim margin of 0.5 per cent, and it's considered a key target for Labor at the May 21 poll.

Mr Albanese attended the Maronite Catholic mass at St Charbel's Monastery in Punchbowl in Sydney's west in the safe Labor seat of Watson held by frontbencher Tony Burke.

Mr Morrison's wife, Jenny, and their daughters, Abbey and Lily, were greeted by Mr Albanese, as was Mr Abbott. Mr Albanese and Mrs Morrison both gave readings.

Earlier, Mr Albanese and Mr Morrison posted Easter messages online saying it was a time for families to come together.

Elsewhere, three of the four police officers from the prime minister's security detail injured in a car crash in Tasmania on Thursday are out of hospital.

Two Tasmanian Police officers and one federal police officer have been discharged. A second federal officer is still being treated in hospital for his injuries.

Mr Morrison, who spoke to the two federal officers on Friday, said the incident was a reminder to stay safe on the roads this Easter.

"If you are travelling around of course, please be safe, be careful," he said.

The prime minister had cancelled a planned speech at a defence conference in Tasmania on Thursday afternoon after the two-car crash.

Mr Morrison wasn't involved in the crash - he was in a car moving ahead of the accident - and the driver of the other vehicle involved was unhurt. Tasmania Police are still investigating.

Meanwhile, government frontbenchers Stuart Robert and Simon Birmingham spent Friday trying to walk back the prime minister's apparent lack of enthusiasm for a federal anti-corruption watchdog after he backflipped on a promise to set it up after the 2019 poll.

Both said the coalition will have another go at trying to establish the watchdog if the government is returned.

"We will come back again and we will seek, through a bipartisan level, to get that going," Mr Robert told Nine Network.

Labor finance spokesperson Katy Gallagher clarified comments made by Mr Albanese earlier in the week when he said Labor's plan to set up urgent care clinics had been "fully costed" by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Senator Gallagher tweeted late on Thursday that the policy "has not been formally costed by the PBO" and that the $135 million cost over four years was "based on work done by the PBO".

Mr Morrison and Mr Albanese will go head-to-head in their first debate of the election campaign on Wednesday in Brisbane ahead of the poll on May 21.

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