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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: Will Abbott's fuel excise hike cost families 40c a week?
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims the reintroduction of fuel excise indexation will cost the average family 40 cents a week in the first year.
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Fact Check: Chris Bowen scaremongering on return of old-style commissions for financial advisers
Commentary around the Federal Government's proposed changes to financial advice laws suggests the financial planning and advice industry is about to return to the bad old days when retirees lost their life savings in dodgy investments that paid big commis
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Fact Check: Christopher Pyne's claim that graduates earn more is overblown
Education Minister Christopher Pyne claims university students have a less than 1 per cent unemployment rate and, over a lifetime, earn 75 per cent more than those who don't go to university.
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Fact Check: Is the Government's plan to charge interest on existing student loans a broken contract?
Greens Higher Education spokeswoman Lee Rhiannon claims the Government's plan to charge interest of up to 6 per cent on student debts amounts to a broken contract.
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Fact Check: Is Cambodia engulfed in a human rights crisis?
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison wants refugees on Nauru sent to Cambodia, but Human rights lawyer David Manne claims independent evidence shows Cambodia is in no position to resettle refugees.