Thread by @BelindaJones68

Rainy Sunday arvo here on the Goldie so I thought I'd have a squizz at something.

I'm furious about aged care, I'm furious with Aged Care Services & Sport Minister Richard Colbeck.

I kept asking myself "Where TF is his head at?"

That got me thinking.

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When Colbeck got busted blowing-off the Senate Inquiry to go to the cricket he said he devoted equal time to both his portfolios

So, I thought I'd check to see if I could find any evidence to support that claim

Started with his Twitter. Hasn't tweeted since 2019.
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I checked out his Insta

Hard to tell, maybe a few more Sports pics compared to Aged Care pics, but not obvious enough to make a song & dance about.

At a guess I'd say 60% Sport/30% Aged Care/10% general stuff

I didn't do a spreadsheet for Insta, but I did for FB
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Then I checked out his Facebook

Now, here's where it gets interesting

In the last 12 months Colbeck made 102 Facebook posts

28 made some reference to aged care
48 made some reference to sport
26 made some reference to general Govt business

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So then, I thought I'd check his official media release website

In the last 12 months Colbeck published 84 media releases/transcripts

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Source: health.gov.au/ministers/sena…

Of Colbeck's 84 media releases/transcripts since 1 Feb 2021 to today

36 made some reference to aged care
43 made some reference to sport
5 made some reference to general Govt business

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This is by no means an exhaustive study, but I reckon there a bit of trend there that indicates Colbeck may be spinning shit.

Not one post or media release mentions an aged care crisis

Not a hint of urgency

Nothing about what he's doing re: 500 deaths in a month
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From my vantage point it sure looks like Minister Colbeck devotes more of his time to Sport than Aged Care

Despite 500 deaths & lockdowns in aged care, Colbeck seems to think both portfolios need equal attention right now🤯

Colbeck must be sacked!
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cc: @SenKatyG