Labor has questioned the government's response to the bushfire crisis as early voting begins in the Eden-Monaro by-election.
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Voting in the bushfire-ravaged southern NSW seat opened on Monday and an eager 485 people did so, electoral commission numbers show.
Labor is anticipating half of Eden-Monaro's voters to cast their ballot before the official July 4 by-election date.
At the 2019 election, about 36 per cent of the electorate cast their votes early.
The AEC is anticipating there will be an increase in the number of people voting early amid the coronavirus pandemic but doesn't have an anticipated figure in mind, a spokesman told AAP.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and Labor frontbenchers have taken advantage of the fortnight of parliamentary sittings in Canberra to join candidate Kristy McBain on the hustings in the electorate which surrounds the ACT.
Labor used parliament on Tuesday to accuse the government of focusing on media spin rather than restoring homes destroyed in the summer bushfires.
The government spent nearly $300,000 to monitor global sentiment on the disaster.
But Prime Minister Scott Morrison told parliament it was about ensuring foreign tourists didn't stay away from non-bushfire affected areas due to misinformation.
"When I was talking to various global leaders, there was quite an inaccurate picture of the extent of where the fires were across Australia," he said.
Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud said only about 150 out of more than 1300 damaged homes in Eden-Monaro still needed be cleared.
He said the NSW government would finish clean-up works by the end of July.
"There is complexity around the clean-up in that some of those buildings contain asbestos," Mr Littleproud told parliament.
There are 14 candidates competing in the by-election, including Liberal Fiona Kotvojs who narrowly lost at the 2019 federal poll.
The AEC is warning people it will likely take longer than usual to vote because of social distancing requirements and required cleaning in voting centres.
Australian Associated Press