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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 Nauru virtually a failed state?
Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie claims the "Republic of Nauru is virtually a failed state".
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Fact Check: Was the cost of cutting emissions 100 times greater under Labor?
Environment Minister Greg Hunt claims the Coalition's emissions reduction fund is around 1 per cent of the cost of reducing carbon under the former Labor government's carbon pricing scheme.
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Fact Check: How many students leave higher education with STEM qualifications?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims 16 per cent of Australian students graduate with STEM qualifications, a figure that is well below the completion rate for students in countries such as Singapore and China.
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Fact Check: If diabetes were a country how big would it be?
Federal Assistant Minister for Health Ken Wyatt claims diabetes is a growing global issue. Mr Wyatt said "if diabetes was a country it would be the fifth largest country in the world".
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Fact Check: Does Uber need the law to change?
The CEO of the Victorian Taxi Association, David Samuel, claims the arrival of Uber has left the established taxi industry the victim of an uneven playing field, with Uber not having to bear the costs that the rest of the industry faces.