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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 most negative gearers earn a modest income?
Treasurer Scott Morrison claims Australians on modest incomes make up the "vast majority" of negative gearers — with two-thirds earning a taxable income of $80,000 or less, and a similar proportion owning just one property.
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Fact Check: Is Labor's schools policy fully funded?
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen claims that Labor's decade-long schools policy, "your child, our future", is fully funded through future budget savings.
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Fact Check: Has the number of children in detention dropped from 2,000 to about 75 under the Coalition?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims that, since the Coalition came to power three years ago, more than 95 per cent of kids have been removed from immigration detention.
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Fact Check: Did defence spending under Labor drop to its lowest level since 1938?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims the previous Labor government let defence spending, measured as a share of GDP, fall to pre-World War II levels.
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Fact Check: Were 301,000 jobs created in 2015?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims the Coalition Government has created more than 300,000 new jobs in a single year.