Pictures of a dejected-looking Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have gone viral on social media.
The snaps, taken after the humiliating defeat of both men at last weekend's election, show them stocking up on groceries as they adjust to their new lives out of the spotlight.
Mr Abbott finally lost his Sydney seat of Warringah to independent Zali Steggall after 25 years following brutal campaigns by activist groups GetUp! and Vote Tony Out.
Meanwhile, former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten managed to lose the "unlosable election" after years of polling showed the ALP with an election-winning lead over the Coalition.
Mr Shorten has stepped down from the leadership, which is expected to be taken over by Anthony Albanese.
In one photo, Mr Abbott – clad in Hawaiian board shorts and a blue jumper – is seen leaving a bottle shop with a slab of Peroni beer clutched under one arm, and a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag in the other.
His glum expression is mirrored by Mr Shorten's in the second viral shot, which shows the former Labor leader holding a cardboard box filled with Rice Bubbles and other groceries.
Some Twitter users expressed sympathy for the plight of both former leaders, with Evan Mulholland posting: "Just four years ago this was the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader of Australia. A bloody brutal business politics".
But others couldn't resist having a dig at their expense.
"The choice of beer, like pretty much everything else, is disappointing," Sebastian Clout wrote about Mr Abbott.
"A lot of ppl put a slice of lime in a Corona, but did u know you can serve a Peroni with a slice of onion?" another Twitter user cracked.
