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RMIT ABC Fact Check
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RMIT ABC Fact Check determines the accuracy of claims by politicians, public figures, advocacy groups and institutions engaged in the public debate. It is a partnership between RMIT University and the ABC, combining academic excellence and the best of Australian journalism to inform the public through an independent, non-partisan voice.
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Fact Check: Abbott splitting hairs on the difference between towing and turning back the boats
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims there is a big between turning boats around in Australian waters and the Australian Navy towing them back to Indonesia.
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Fact Check: Do Australians waste $8 billion worth of edible food each year?
FoodWise, a national campaign run by not-for-profit group DoSomething, says Australians throw out $8 billion worth of edible food every year.
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Fact Check: Greens' claims over Ferguson lobbying are in the ballpark
Australian Greens' leader Christine Milne says former federal resources and energy minister Martin Ferguson's new jobs as group executive of natural resources for Seven Group Holdings and as chair to a petroleum industry advisory board, make a mockery of
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Fact Check: Christopher Pyne exaggerates Labor's international student 'failure'
Federal Education Minister, Christopher Pyne claims since 2008 Labor has shrunk the international student industry by about a quarter.
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Fact Check: What Greg Hunt didn't say about the carbon price and emissions
New federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt claims emissions increased from 560 to 637 million tonnes under the carbon price.