Fact Check: Kevin Rudd wrong on Tony Abbott's '$1b hospital funding cut'

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Fact Check: Kevin Rudd wrong on Tony Abbott's '$1b hospital funding cut'

23 Aug 2013

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Fact Check: Kevin Rudd wrong on Tony Abbott's '$1b hospital funding cut'

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of cutting $1 billion in public hospital funding when he was health minister.
Verdict: Wrong

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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26 May 2020

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