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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 the federal budget cut $80 billion from hospitals and schools?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims the budget conceals an $80 billion cut to hospitals and schools. Prime Minister Tony Abbott disagrees.
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Fact Check: Is the Abbott Government cutting $30 billion from school funding?
Opposition education spokeswoman Kate Ellis claims Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne have announced $30 billion in cuts to Australian schools.
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Fact Check: Tony Abbott overstating household savings from axing the carbon tax
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims every Australian household will benefit by $550 a year if the carbon tax is axed.
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Fact Check: Has public hospital funding been cut by $50 billion?
Opposition spokeswoman for health Catherine King claims the budget cuts a "whopping" $50 billion from Australia's public hospitals.
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Fact Check: Is the Government paying $1 billion a month in interest on its debt?
Treasurer Joe Hockey claims the Government is paying one billion dollars every month in interest on the debt that Labor left.