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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: Would building workers have less rights than ice dealers under ABCC laws?
The CFMEU claims that if the Coalition re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commission, a worker will have "less rights than an ice dealer".
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Fact Check: Did industrial disputes fall under the ABCC and rise after it was abolished?
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says industrial action in the construction sector fell after the Howard Government introduced a new building regulator, the Australian Building and Construction Commission and doubled after Labor abolished it.
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Fact Check: Are Indigenous children 10 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be living out of home?
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young claims that, compared to non-Indigenous children, Indigenous kids are far more likely to be living in formal out-of-home care.
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Fact Check: Has the Coalition taken billions of dollars from hospitals and not put it back?
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews claims hospitals have been shortchanged by the federal Coalition Government's new three-year funding deal, which he says does not return billions of dollars taken from the states and territories by the 2014 budget.
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Fact Check: Did the 2015-16 Women's Big Bash League attract more viewers than the men's A-League?
The inaugural Women's Big Bash League cricket competition scored a bigger TV audience than the men's A-League soccer season, the vice-captain of the Australian women's cricket team claims.