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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: Does Australia export cleaner coal than many other countries?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims Australia's coal is "by and large" cleaner than coal from other countries.
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Fact Check: Was superannuation designed to get people off the pension?
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer claims Australia's superannuation system "was set up to be an alternative to the aged pension so that people didn't have to rely upon the aged pension or even the part pension".
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Fact Check: Comparing Australia's income tax take with other OECD countries
Treasurer Scott Morrison claims Australia relies more on income tax (personal and company) than any other country in the OECD except Denmark.
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Fact Check: Comparing Labor and the Coalition's records on foreign aid
Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek announced Labor would restore $40 million to Australia's aid budget if re-elected and denies Labor also cut the aid budget when in government.
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Fact Check: Christopher Pyne's claims on private schools and religion get mixed verdicts
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Christopher Pyne claims Australia has the highest proportion of non-government schools in the OECD, and almost all of them are religious.