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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 eight out of 10 taxpayers pay for Australia's social services bill?
Treasurer Scott Morrison claims Australia has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
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Fact Check: Do big companies run by a Peter, a Michael, a David or an Andrew outnumber those run by women four to one?
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick said: "There are fewer big Australian companies that are run by women than by men named Peter."
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Fact Check: Do many more people die by suicide than in road accidents?
Lifeline Australia chairman John Brogden claims Australia's road toll has decreased significantly to less than half the number of deaths by suicide.
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Fact Check: Is there 'no or very little' link between alcohol advertising and underage drinking?
Amid concerns that children are exposed to thousands of alcohol advertisements during sport broadcasts, the Brewers Association claims there is no link or very little link between alcohol advertising and alcohol misuse, including underage drinking.
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Fact Check: Will Australia's refugee intake in 2015-16 be the highest since WWII?
The Government has responded to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Middle East by announcing Australia will take an additional 12,000 refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq in 2015-16, which Foreign Minister Julie Bishop claims amounts to the single larges