Fact Check: Tim Costello's claim foreign aid cuts will cost 450,000 lives is not credible

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Fact Check: Tim Costello's claim foreign aid cuts will cost 450,000 lives is not credible

12 Sep 2013

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fact Check: Tim Costello's claim foreign aid cuts will cost 450,000 lives is not credible

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The Coalition's proposed $4.5 billion cuts to foreign aid will result in the loss of 450,000 lives, World Vision Australia chief executive officer Tim Costello claims.
Verdict: Figure not credible

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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26 May 2020

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