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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 robberies, assaults and burglaries increased in Victoria since Labor was elected?
Premier Daniel Andrews says crime is down 10 per cent, but Opposition Leader Matthew Guy claims the rates of aggravated robbery, robberies, assault and aggravated burglary have all risen under Labor.
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Fact Check: Is Australia's tax to GDP ratio lower now than it was throughout the Howard years?
Top former bureaucrat Michael Keating, who argues Australia should lift taxes to avoid a budget blowout linked to the ageing population, claims the ratio of tax to gross domestic product is lower now than it was under the Howard Government.
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Fact Check: Are there powerful precedents which break with protocol for posthumously promoting John Monash to field marshal?
Military leaders are arguing against posthumously promoting John Marshal, saying it would run contrary to Australian military tradition, but Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims there are powerful precedents for such a decision.
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Fact Check: Would companies that paid no tax in 2015-16 be unable to benefit from a tax cut so as to invest more and help lift wages?
The Business Council of Australia promises to invest more in Australia if the Government's proposed corporate tax is passed, arguing this would lead to higher wages. But Labor Senator Murray Watt claims this promise can't be fulfilled
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Fact Check: Has the rate of casualisation in the workforce remained steady for the last 20 years?
An argument has erupted over the rate of casual employment in the Australian workforce with unions claiming it is on the rise, and Workplace and Deregulation Minister Craig Laundy dismissing this as a lie.