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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: Have wages grown steadily and outstripped inflation over the past decade?
Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer claims that wages have grown steadily over the past decade, rising by 30 per cent and outstripping inflation at 20 per cent.
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Fact Check: Had no independent ever been re-elected to the Lower House before 2001?
Katter's Australian Party MP Bob Katter claims that no independent had ever been elected to the Lower House before 2001.
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Fact Check: Did the government cut $1.2 billion from aged care funding?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims that Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut $1.2 billion in funding from aged care in his first budget as treasurer.
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Fact Check: Is two-thirds of Australia's food production reliant on bee pollination?
Fruit and vegetable magnate Robert Costa claims that two-thirds of Australia's food production relies on bee pollination.
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Fact Check: Is Australia's population the fastest growing in the developed world?
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith claims that Australia's annual population growth rate, at 1.6 per cent, is the highest in the "developed world".