Rudd camp crosses the floor to greet the Abbotts Leaders slug it out Tony Abbott had to deal with a blunt attack on his paid parental leave scheme and Kevin Rudd hinted at limits on foreign land ownership as the leaders met for a third campaign debate. Outside the Rooty Hill RSL, rival gangs in rival T-shirts shouted angry slogans at one another. The Liberal camp had a rhyme about debt, tax and Kevin Rudd's earwax, while the Labor camp shouted "shame, Tony, shame." Margie Abbott talks with Therese Rein and her children Jessica and Nicholas before the third debate at the Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney. Inside the Waratah room, the two men vying for the prime ministership continued their disagreement about the other's ability to do the job without ruining the country. But before the third debate of the election began, the two women at the epicentre of the 2013 campaign shared a moment of goodwill and calm. Seated mere metres apart from the Abbotts, Therese Rein, accompanied by her children Jessica and Nicholas, got up and went to say hello. Ms Rein explained that at the first debate the set up was not conducive, with a big melee in the middle of the room, making a greeting too difficult. For the second debate in Brisbane, Mrs Abbott wasn't there. So it was third time lucky when the Rudds crossed the floor to talk to Margie and Mr Abbott's parents, Dick and Faye, on Wednesday. On paper, an encounter between the two families should have been awkward, or at least unwanted. On the contrary, it was welcomed. Politics "matters" and is "hotly contested" Ms Rein said afterwards. But the families that support the players share a common bond. The families are standing by the people they love. Mrs Abbott described the chat, which was mostly about grandchildren, as a nice opportunity - noting that the Rudds had been over to the Abbotts' house before. We just wished each other well.