WHAT WE LEARNED
* There are 28,000 aged pensioners in the seat of Hinkler (almost one-in-three voters in the Queensland seat).
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WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SPIN
The government is taking action to make Australia stronger.
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WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
Why won't the government immediately commit to a royal commission into abuse in the disability sector.
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WHAT THEY SAID
"We won't engage in this rank partisanship, where the opposition is simply trying to use people with disabilities for their own political purposes." - Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
"Isn't it clear this prime minister will do and say anything to cling to power?" Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
"The leader of the Labor Party can't get his head out of the Canberra bubble." - Morrison
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TWEETED
@SwannyQLD When Morrison is challenged on his mistruths & past record of opposing 2 Royal Commissions, he hides behind rhetoric about partisanship. Desperate Trumpism! #auspol #qt
Australian Associated Press
