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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: Is Victoria the highest taxing state in the nation?
Ahead of the 2018 state election, Victorian Shadow Treasurer Michael O'Brien claimed Victoria was the highest taxing state in Australia.
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Fact Check: Do two-thirds of negative gearers have a taxable income under $80,000?
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg claims that two-thirds of people who use negative gearing have a taxable income of less than $80,000 a year.
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Fact Check: Has crime in the Bentleigh electorate jumped 58 per cent under Victorian Labor?
Ahead of the 2018 Victorian state election, Asher Judah, the Liberal candidate for Bentleigh, claimed there had been a 58 per cent increase in crime in Bentleigh since the election of the Labor Government in 2014?
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Fact Check: Has the number of frontline police in Victoria fallen by 190 under Labor?
Ahead of the 2018 state election, Victorian Opposition police spokesman Edward O'Donohue claims that "frontline police numbers" have decreased by 190 in Victoria under the Andrews Government.
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Fact Check: Have the asylum seekers on Nauru not proven themselves to be genuine refugees?
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson claims that the asylum seekers who remain on Nauru have failed to prove they are genuine refugees, so should not come to Australia.