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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 Australian taxpayers subsidise over half the cost of each student's higher education?
Treasurer Scott Morrison asks students to pay more of their own education costs, while claiming taxpayers subsidise more than half the cost of every student's higher education.
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Fact Check: Did Malcolm Turnbull announce a tax cut for millionaires and a tax hike for workers in the budget?
Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten claimed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a tax cut for millionaires, and tax hike for working Australians in the 2018 budget. But his claim is over the top.
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Fact Check: Is the new bank levy similar to levies common right around the developed world, Europe in particular?
In the 2017 federal budget, the Government announced a levy on Australia's big banks, estimated to raise $6.2 billion over four years. Such levies, the Government claims, are common among developed countries.
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Fact Check: Has the Government cut $22 billion from schools?
Labor's education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says $22 billion worth of cuts to school funding over the next 10 years means the cuts would affect schools in the country and the city, including those in battling postcodes.
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Fact Check: Do the Greens want Sydney to be without an airport?
Labor spokesman for infrastructure and transport Anthony Albanese claims the Greens would close Kingsford Smith Airport and oppose Badgerys Creek airport, leaving Sydney with no airport at all.