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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: Are 2.5 million Australians in poverty and are one quarter of them children?
Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims millions of Australians, more than 600,000 of them kids, are living below the poverty line. But what do the numbers show?
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Fact Check: Are 30,000 women and 100,000 men sleeping rough on the streets of Australia?
Former army chief and Australian of the Year David Morrison claims there are more Australians sleeping rough than there are soldiers in the Regular Army.
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Fact Check: Can a poker machine manufacturer use the TPP to challenge changes to gambling laws?
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon claims the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement could allow overseas poker machine manufacturers to successfully sue the Government for passing anti-gambling laws.
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Fact Check: Do the world's 62 richest people hold the same wealth as the poorest 50 per cent?
Oxfam Australia CEO Helen Szoke claims the inequality gap between the rich and poor is widening faster than previously thought.
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Fact Check: Are smart drum lines just a PR exercise?
Humane Society International's Michael Kennedy, claims a test of smart drums to protect swimmers from sharks in NSW is a PR exercise that will threaten other wildlife rather than make the beach safer.