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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 Australians pay less GST than people in other OECD nations?
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird claims the average rate of GST across OECD nations is around 20 per cent, and Australia's GST is "right down the bottom"
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Fact Check Fact or fiction: A mother and father is better than same-sex parents
An argument often used by religious groups against legalising same-sex marriage is that it will have a negative impact on children's wellbeing.
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Fact Check: Does infrasound from wind farms make people sick?
Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm claims the low frequency sound of wind farms "cause adverse health impacts".
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Fact Check: Does Australia spend more on offshore processing than the UN spends on refugee programs in South East Asia?
Director of the Human Rights Law Centre Daniel Webb claims Australia is currently spending more than five times the United Nations refugee agency's entire budget for all of South East Asia on offshore processing of asylum seekers.
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Fact Check: Do nine in 10 Australians spend more than 90 minutes a day commuting?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims nine out of 10 Australians spend more than 90 minutes a day commuting to work.