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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: Do more people die in Australia than Sweden due to poorly heated homes?
Liberal MP Craig Kelly claims that poorly heated homes cause more deaths in Australia than in Sweden, despite our milder winters.
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Fact Check: Is it cheaper to fly overseas than get out of Alice Springs?
It is cheaper to fly internationally than to an important regional centre like Alice Springs, claims Dale McIver of Tourism Central Australia.
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Fact Check: Have women become better educated whilst the gender pay gap hasn't budged?
While Australian women's educational attainment has steadily increased over the past two decades, the gender pay gap has been "in neutral for 20 years", says Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.
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Fact Check: Have 700,000 of the poorest-paid people received an effective pay cut?
In February 2017, the Fair Work Commission decided to reduce minimum Sunday and public holiday rates for some award workers in the retail, pharmacy and hospitality industries. Opposition spokeswoman for justice Clare O'Neil claims it amounts to a pay cut.
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Fact Check: Can the Gonski 2.0 reforms be described as 'sector-blind'?
The school funding debate has raised rival claims over whether the Turnbull Government's reforms are "sector-blind".