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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: Kevin Rudd's claim that Labor has been a lower taxing government checks out
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims that "under this government, the tax to GDP ratio has, in the period we've been in office, [been] an average of 22.7 per cent".
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Fact Check: Tony Abbott wrong on child immunisation rates
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott claims child immunisation rates have fallen under the Labor government.
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Fact Check: Labor's National Broadband Network ad oversimplifies its benefits
The Australian Labor Party has launched a political advertisement about its National Broadband Network (NBN) which makes claims on cost, speed and rollout.
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Fact Check: Joe Hockey exaggerates difference between Labor, Coalition record on debt
Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey claims the Labor Government has taken on large amounts of debt while the previous Coalition government left the nation with more assets than debt.
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Fact Check: Julian Assange goes too far on Barack Obama's prosecutions against whistleblowers
Julian Assange claims Barack Obama has prosecuted more whistleblowers for espionage than all previous US presidents combined since 1917.