Election 2013: week one in pictures

Kevin Rudd announces the election date at Parliament House Photograph: Cole Bennetts/ Getty Images

Tony Abbott walking through Parliament House to deliver his speech in response Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP

Tony Abbott responds, asking the nation who is more 'fair dinkum'
Photograph: AlanPorrit/AAP

Rudd and Abbott declared a brief campaign truce to attend the Last Post ceremony at the Australian war memorial in Canberra Photograph: Steve Burton/AAP

Abbott speaking in Sydney Photograph: ALAN PORRITT/AAP

Abbott speaks to reporters on the media bus in Brisbane
Photograph: Alana Porritt/AAP

Rudd on the media bus Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Journalists covering the Rudd campaign stuck in Sydney after their plane suffered a power failure
Photograph: Mike Bowers/Global Mail

A note passed to journalists following the Abbott campaign travelling from Tasmania Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP

Journalists tracking Abbott catch their RAAF flight from Tasmania Photograph: Alan Porrit/AAP

Abbott poses for a picture Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP

Abbott takes a tour of Bickford's soft drinks factory Photograph: AAP

Rudd speaks to children at the Ryde Uniting Church in Sydney Photograph: AAP

Abbott speaks with worker Paul Todd Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Rudd and former Queensland premier Peter Beattie share a moment Photograph: Aman Sharma/AAP Image

Abbott and his deputy, Julie Bishop, answer questions during a press conference Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP