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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 Queensland see its largest fall in jobs on record last year?
A policy document from the Liberal National Party in Queensland claims that the state is vying for last place in terms of unemployment, and that a record 30,000 jobs were lost in the state last year.
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Fact Check: Did Infrastructure Australia say Queensland's Cross River Rail project is not needed until 2036?
The Leader of One Nation in Queensland, Steve Dickson, says Infrastructure Australia has said the Cross River Rail project is "not needed" until 2036.
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Fact Check: Is Newstart spending growth lower under the Coalition and are recipients moving off it faster?
Social Services Minister Christian Porter claims Newstart spending growth under Labor was higher than under the Coalition because people are moving off the payment into employment more quickly.
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Fact Check: Has assisted dying been a legal slippery slope overseas?
Former prime minister Paul Keating claims the experience of assisted dying legislation in "overseas jurisdictions suggests the pressures for further liberalisation are irresistible".
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Fact Check: Is Malcolm Turnbull's comparison of Kenyan and Australian broadband valid?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims "one-and-a-half per cent of people in Kenya have access to broadband. In Australia, it's 90 per cent".