I'm no gymnast, but I sure can recognise a backflip when I see one.
Easily the most recognisable kind of backflip is the political backflip - simply because it happens more often than most of us would like.
Despite condemning Bill Shorten's electric vehicle (EV) plan at the 2019 federal election as "the end of the weekend", Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled an, arguably, pretty similar plan.
Two years ago the Labor party wanted to have EVs make up half of new car sales by 2030; under the Federal Government's new Net-Zero by 2050 plan the goal is to make electric vehicles the "new normal" by 2030.
Again, I am no gymnast but, if it looks like a duck...
However, the national body representing Australia's electric vehicle industry has criticised the absence of tax incentives or fuel efficiency standards in the government's plan.
"There's an element of a good plan there. Unfortunately, that's only about 5 per cent of what's needed," Electric Vehicles Council chief executive Behyad Jafari told ABC radio on Tuesday.
"We've been waiting two years for this policy. Every other country put their policies out over a decade ago now, so it's just far too little too late."
The PM has also refused to say when the modelling for the new net-zero plan will be published.
He was asked repeatedly when it would be published by journalists on Monday, but he would only say "soon".
That's what my mum used to say when I'd ask when we'd reach our destination two hours into an eight-hour road trip.
Speaking of soon - have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
If not, you'd better get cracking because a new report has warned that traders will struggle to get stock because of disrupted supply chains and delays due to COVID-19.
If you're anything like me, COVID lockdowns provided a good opportunity to save some money too.
Reserve Bank of Australia's personal credit data shows that people also paid off $9.3 billion of interest bearing debt between March 2020 and September this year.
This brought accruing credit card debt to $17.68 billion - the lowest it has been since 2003.
NSW residents also have another number to smile about.
The state is just 0.1 per cent away from 90 per cent of its eligible residents being double vaxxed.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said reaching the milestone would be momentous.
"We're really getting back to normality here in NSW," he said.
"That's a testament to everybody right across the state going out and getting vaccinated."
Down in the ACT, residents will be able to visit some locations without a mask from Friday as the state has reached 95 per cent of eligible residents getting both jabs.
Now that's a milestone! I can't remember the last time I went out without a mask.
Perhaps a celebratory backflip is in order.
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