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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 a coronary calcium score the best indicator of heart attack risk?
Sydney cardiologist Dr Ross Walker claims that a scan for coronary calcium is a better indicator of heart attack risk than checks for blood pressure and cholesterol, and is a necessary test for all older Australians.
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Fact Check: Do same-sex couples in a settled domestic relationship have the same rights as married couples?
Former prime minister Tony Abbott claims "same-sex couples in a settled domestic relationship have exactly the same rights as people who are married".
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Fact Check: Is Australia in breach of its UN anti-corruption obligations?
Prominent barrister Geoffrey Watson SC claims Australia is in breach of its anti-corruption obligations under international law by not having a federal anti-corruption body.
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Fact Check: Was Lachlan Macquarie a mass murderer who ordered the genocide of Indigenous people?
Macquarie University Indigenous academic Bronwyn Carlson offered a rewording of the Hyde Park tribute to colonial administrator Lachlan Macquarie: "'Here stands a mass murderer who ordered the genocide of Indigenous people'"
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Fact Check: Are Labor's policies socialist?
The Coalition's Deputy Leader in the Senate Mathias Cormann claims Labor's policies are reverting to the socialism of the Cold War era.