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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: Did former prime minister Harold Holt abolish the White Australia policy?
When Senator Fraser Anning of Katter's Australian Party said the end of the White Australia Policy had come about because of former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam, Liberal MP Tim Wilson responded by claiming it was former Liberal prime minister Harold
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Fact Check: Do Sudanese people account for only 1 per cent of crimes committed in Victoria?
A brawl in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood has reignited the debate about crime in Victoria and, in particular, offending by African Australians. But lawyer and social justice advocate Nyadol Nyuon claims that the majority of crimes in Victoria are co
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Fact Check: Are a majority of working-age Australian Muslims not working and living on welfare?
In his first speech to Parliament, Senator Fraser Anning, a member of Katter's Australian Party, made a number of disputed claims including that "a majority of Muslims in Australia of working age do not work and live on welfare".
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Fact Check: Would reducing international student visas create university places for Australians?
Senator Fraser Anning of Katter's Australian Party says migration is a "critical problem" facing the nation, and used his controversial maiden speech to argue for a big reduction in student visas, which he claims would create more university places for Au
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Fact Check: Are Muslims in NSW and Victoria three times more likely than other groups to be convicted of crimes?
In his headline-grabbing first speech to parliament, Katter's Australian Party senator Fraser Anning railed against Muslim immigration, and claimed Muslims in Australia were "vastly" overrepresented in crime rates.