Australia was among a small handful of the world's advanced economies to avoid recession during the global financial crisis. Wayne Swan, the treasurer during the crisis, claims the mining boom played no role staving off recession.

Opposition frontbencher Andrew Leigh is among those who claim Australia is the last advanced English-speaking country not to allow same-sex marriage.

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.

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.

While Australian women's educational attainment has steadily increased over the past two decades, the gender pay gap has been "in neutral for 20 years", says Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.