Opposition climate change and energy spokesman Mark Butler claims a Toyota Corolla bought in the UK is half as polluting as a Toyota Corolla bought in Australia, because Austalia does not have mandatory emission standards.

Treasurer Scott Morrison claims data shows that according to the accepted international definition of inequality, it has not worsened, it has actually improved.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd claims the 2013 Agreement with PNG for the processing and resettlement of asylum seekers was meant to be for one year only, but the Abbott/Turnbull governments have let it continue for longer.

Liberal MP Craig Kelly claims that poorly heated homes cause more deaths in Australia than in Sweden, despite our milder winters.

It is cheaper to fly internationally than to an important regional centre like Alice Springs, claims Dale McIver of Tourism Central Australia.