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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: Was Labor responsible for 'a record deficit'?
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann claims Labor inherited a $20 billion surplus when it came into office in 2007 and then turned it into a record deficit.
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Fact Check: Would a vote among under 30s possibly deliver a Greens PM?
Greens Leader Richard Di Natale claims identity politics is breaking down and that a vote among people under the age of 30 could deliver a Greens prime minister.
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Fact Check: Can ASIC do the same job as a financial industry royal commission?
Labor promises to hold a royal commision into "misconduct in the banking and financial services industry". But Treasurer Scott Morrison claims there is nothing that ASIC can't do that a royal commission can do.
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Fact Check: Do carbon emissions always rise under the Coalition?
On its Facebook page, NSW Labor claims emissions always go up under the Liberals.
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Fact Check: Are there 'over a million 457s' in Australia?
Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie claims 457 visas are partly responsible for a lack of employment opportunities in Australia, with more than a million such visas issued.