FOREIGN Affairs Minister Julie Bishop could give ABC Fact Check a run for its money.
The Deputy Leader poked fun of Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek in Parliament on Tuesday for previously claiming the island of Eneko had “disappeared”.
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“The island that she says has literally disappeared into the sea has in fact got a residence on it,” Ms Bishop said.
“It has got a beautiful and accessible beach getaway.
“You can rent a bungalow for $50 a night. It is in good condition, we’re told. There are houses, lawns, gardens, there is a toilet block and there are picnic tables.”
Ms Bishop produced a photograph of the island as she told Parliament Ms Plibesek had claimed the island had “just literally disappeared into the sea.”
“It seems to me that when the Deputy Leader of the Opposition makes a claim, people had better test it very carefully,” she said.
“Scaremongering, exaggerating, hyperbole and that is news to the people of Eneko.”
Eneko is part of the Republic of Marshall Islands in the Pacific, located about halfway between Hawaii and Australia.
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