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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: Scott Morrison says hotel quarantine has been 99.9 per cent successful. Is that correct?
The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has claimed that the hotel quarantine system designed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Australia from returning overseas travellers is 99.9 per cent effective. The verdict: Mr Morrison's claim is spin.
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Fact Check: Anthony Albanese says Australia's real wages have 'flatlined' for eight years. Is he correct?
After being overly optimistic with its wage forecasts for years, Federal Treasury is now, according to Labor, predicting that real wages will fall. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates. The verdict: Mr Albanese is close to the mark.
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Fact Check: Scott Morrison says the unemployment benefit is at the same level that prevailed during the Howard era. Is he correct?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed that a $50 fortnightly increase to the unemployment benefit would take the payment, when expressed as a proportion of the minimum wage, back to where it sat during the period of the Howard Government. He said this would bring the unemployment benefit from 37.5 per cent of the minimum wage...
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Fact Check: Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull said 70 per cent of our trade is with nations committed to net-zero emissions. Is that correct?
Arguing that Australia may soon face carbon border taxes from its trade partners, former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull claimed that more than 70 per cent of the nation's trade was with countries committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Verdict: their claim is a fair call.
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Fact Check: Scott Morrison claimed Australia was outperforming other countries with its coronavirus vaccination rollout. Was he correct?
Having last year promised to put Australia at the front of the global coronavirus vaccination queue, the federal government now finds itself under pressure over the pace of its vaccine rollout. Prime Minister Scott Morrison this month defended the government's record, claiming Australia had outperformed Germany, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan at the same...