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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 one in three Australian babies live to 100 as Treasurer Joe Hockey says?
Treasurer Joe Hockey is arguing for an increase in Australia's pension age to 70, saying one in three babies born today is likely to live to 100.
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Fact Check: Will Australia's new medical research fund be the biggest in the world?
Treasurer Joe Hockey claims within six years Australia will have "the biggest medical research endowment fund in the world".
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Fact Check: Foreign aid cuts make up one fifth of budget savings
World Vision Australia chief executive Tim Costello claims foreign aid cuts make up 20 per cent of the budget savings, while aid expenditure is only 1.3 per cent of the total budget.
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Fact Check: Commission of Audit chairman Tony Shepherd incorrect on doctor visits
The National Commission of Audit chairman Tony Shepherd claims that on average, Australians visit a doctor more than 11 times a year when they don't need to, and that a $15 co-payment for each visit would give them "cause for thought."
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Fact Check: Jenny Macklin's attack on Abbott's age pension, parental leave plans unfounded
Opposition spokeswoman for families and payments Jenny Macklin https://www.abc.net.au/news/5421798 the Government wants to cut the conditions for age pensioners while paying wealthy women $50,000 to have a baby.