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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 government spending today higher than it was in the GFC?
Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese claims spending is higher as a proportion of GDP in 2016 than it was during the global financial crisis.
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Fact Check: Have bulk billing rates increased under the Coalition?
Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg claims bulk billing rates have increased since the Coalition came to power, from an average of 79 per cent of services to 85 per cent.
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Fact Check: Are the Government's super changes 'not at all' retrospective?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims changes to the tax treatment of superannuation for those who have high account balances or who plan to make large after-tax contributions in the future, are not retrospective.
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Fact Check: Has the Government cut billions out of public hospitals?
Two weeks into the 2016 election, Labor Opposition health spokeswoman Catherine King claims the Government has cut billions from public hospital funding.
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Fact Check: Did the Government triple the deficit and is debt $100b higher?
Labor Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong claims the Government has tripled the budget deficit in two years, and increased net debt by $100 billion since coming to office.