James Paterson

@SenPaterson · Melbourne, Australia · joined 04 Apr 2009

🇦🇺Shadow Minister for Defence & Liberal Senator for Victoria. Authorised by J Paterson, South Melbourne, VIC

20 482Followers

2 212Following

11 897Posts total

305.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.

Median views33 150this account2 751median for 10K–100K

Reach, %161.85%this account9.00%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.98%this account1.65%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	33 150	2 751	12.1×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	161.85%	9.00%	18.0×
Engagement rate	1.98%	1.65%	1.20×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

2.5K30 Jul

1.2K

7K31 Jul

33.1K4 Aug

114.1K

103K5 Aug

44.2K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

2.04%30 Jul

2.05%

1.01%31 Jul

3.13%4 Aug

0.81%

1.01%5 Aug

1.98%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.65%.

What the audience does

Likes67.1%2 719 in total

Reposts11.5%467 in total

Replies18.1%734 in total

Quotes2.3%94 in total

Bookmarks1.0%40 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Yes. Because people have unjustly held Australian Jews responsible for the actions of the state of Israel - it’s called antisemitism. A Royal Commission was called to stop it, not perpetuate it. 44.2K views · 559 likes · 76 reposts · 217 replies 05 Aug 2026 The idea that the spike in antisemitism in Australia is unrelated to Israel’s conduct in Gaza is simply unreal. Like the idea of the earth being flat is simply unreal. 103K views · 766 likes · 116 reposts · 139 replies 05 Aug 2026 The Royal Commission is supposed to combat anti-semitism, not facilitate it. Cross-examining an Australian Jew about the actions of the Israeli government is an abuse of the process. It should not happen again and David Ossip deserves an apology. 114.1K views · 541 likes · 91 reposts · 255 replies 04 Aug 2026 Commissioner Virginia Bell allowed the lawyers representing the Palestinian advocacy groups to cross-examine David Ossip about the actions of the Israeli government while he was giving evidence about the fear, trauma and antisemitism experienced by Australian Jews. This was a 33.1K views · 739 likes · 170 reposts · 107 replies 04 Aug 2026 It’s welcome that Richard Marles has now stepped in to clean up Pat Conroy’s mess & clarified Submarine Rotational Force West will be “enduring” rather than coming to an “end” in 2032 as the Defence Industry Minister claimed three times on ABC 7:30 this week. https://t.co/c1t 7K views · 53 likes · 9 reposts · 8 replies 31 Jul 2026 A timely visit to HMAS Stirling to inspect the progress towards Submarine Rotational Force West, due to host US submarines from 2027 and hopefully long beyond! https://t.co/Cy1v1tTYnI 1.2K views · 16 likes · 0 reposts · 8 replies 30 Jul 2026 The allegations facing Special Envoy for Defence & Veterans, Luke Gosling, are incredibly serious. While everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence, an arrest for assault requires him to immediately stand down from his duties. The PM must act today. 2.5K views · 45 likes · 5 reposts · 0 replies 30 Jul 2026