Thread by @NSWLabor

We're starting the week right by watching @JohnBarilaroMP do his best used car salesman routine at an Upper House inquiry investigating the NSW Government rorts of bushfire recovery funding #nswpol

Barilaro says that the Blue Mountains missed out on getting any grants because they weren't eligible. That's despite 80% of the region being burnt by bushfires #nswpol

Labor MLC @JohnGrahamALP asks why Blue Mountains submitted 23 projects but not a single one was eligible. Barilaro says he's confused about dates and offers a free set of steak knives #nswpol

Labor MLC @CourtneyHoussos trying to work out why a skydiving program in Kempsey was funded through a bushfire recovery fund program. Barilaro basically says jumping out of planes is good #nswpol

Barilaro now trying to explain that areas like Blue Mountains and the Central Coast missed out on Bushfire Recovery Funding because tourism doesn't count as a sector under the criteria for funding #nswpol

While Barilaro continues to talk nonsense this is your reminder that $177m was given out in Bushfire Recovery Funding and less than 2% of it went it to Labor seats. There is nothing these people won't rort #nswpol

Barilaro says the state seat of Ballina missed out on Bushfire Recovery Funding because not enough houses were destroyed there #nswpol

.@CourtneyHoussos asks why $11m was spent from Bushfire Recovery Fund on a skydiving program in Kempsey to create 15 jobs. Barilaro still thinks jumping out of planes is good.

.@JohnGrahamALP presents evidence that Barilaro's office was approving these funds. Barilaro says approved doesn't really mean approved #nswpol

Barilaro reckons "approved" means "feedback". He also reckons this Datsun 180B he's trying to sell ya is a steal and you'd be crazy not to buy it #nswpol

We've now spent 7 minutes watching Barilaro try to explain that the word approved doesn't mean approved #nswpol

Barilaro is struggling to see documents because of the poor lighting. Shoebridge says they can turn on the floodlights but they're pretty aggressive. TURN ON THE FLOODLIGHTS DAVID #nswpol

More evidence presented that Barilaro's approved a list of projects just after he denied that he never saw a list of projects. Now he throws his staff member under the bus by saying that his staff member had no authority to do that #nswpol

Exclusive footage of Barilaro answering questions at this inquiry #nswpol

Barilaro finishing up his appearance by saying that "politics played absolutely no role in this" 👀 #nswpol

Barilaro walking back to his office turns to his staffer:

"I absolutely nailed that"

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