Here’s a lesson in manners for you @AlexanderDowner (1/6) In 1942 the Australian 2/2 Independent Company was trapped in East Timor after the Japanese invaded. Most escaped capture and fled into the mountains where they waged a guerrilla campaign and were later re-enforced by Australian commandos. (2/6)

Imagine Labor had won the last Federal election. Then imagine:
That we had the most intense bushfires in our recorded history and the PM went on holiday to Hawaii (1/10) That Labor MPs were found to have used signs in Chinese during the election to deceive people into voting for them and the PM said nothing

That the minister for Sport had been caught illegally using millions of dollars to target winnable electorates and the PM did nothing (2/10)

"Australia when it was founded as a settlement, as New South Wales, was on the basis that there'd be no slavery...It was a pretty brutal place, but there was no slavery in Australia."
- Scott Morrison

Hold my beer...(1/7) The Australian colonies were built with convict labour. Most convicts were leased out to private citizens and placed entirely under their control. The unwillingness of wealthy landowners to give up convict labour was the reason it continued for so long in Australia. (2/7)

In case anyone is wondering what Tony Abbott's services to Indigenous Australians are: (1/5) During his tenure as Health Minister in the Howard government, Tony Abbott oversaw a $460 million shortfall in Indigenous health funding. (2/5)

We're not racist but...👇 29% of our prison population are Indgenous (3.3% of Australians are Indigenous).

A few points on Andrew Forrest:

The cost of the 10 million COVID-19 test kits Forrest purchased through his registered charity, the Minderoo Foundation, will be fully reimbursed by the government. (1/7) In return for for this taxpayer funded activity, Forrest has considerably enhanced his his standing with both the Australian & Chinese governments (whose Consul General Forrest brought along to the press briefing) & his ability to call in favours from both governments. (2/7)

43 years and 6 months after the Whitlam government was elected, both Labor and the Coalition had been in government for the same amount of time (21 years and 9 months).
In that time... 1/4 Annual employment growth was 0.216% higher under Labor. Given the size of today’s labour market that amounts to 25,710 extra jobs per year. Since 1972 565,000 addition jobs were created under Labor. 2/4

Australian welfare facts ⬇️ The Newstart allowance is nearly $200 per week below the poverty line