Fact Check: Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of Qld poll

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Fact Check: Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of Qld poll

27 Jan 2015

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Liberal Party of Australia Crime Queensland

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Fact Check: Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of Qld poll

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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman claims Queensland crime rates have "gone down very very significantly" because of Liberal policy.
Verdict: Exaggerated

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015

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26 May 2020

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