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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: Is it cheaper for MPs to fly VIP jets, as Christopher Pyne claims?
Government frontbencher Christopher Pyne claims a VIP Boeing business jet flight from Perth to Canberra taken by a group of WA Liberal MPs was probably cheaper than a commercial flight
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Fact Check: Warren Truss inflates the impact of GrainCorp's sale on ports
Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss claims if the sale of GrainCorp proceeds international companies will control Australia's ports and handling facilities, and decisions will be made in foreign boardrooms.
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Fact Check: CSIRO job cuts: Greens MP Adam Bandt turns to spin
Greens MP Adam Bandt claims a recruitment freeze at the CSIRO is part of the Abbott Government's anti-science bias and that a quarter of jobs could be lost within a year.
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Fact Check: Would losing the car industry cost more than maintaining it, as Kim Carr claims?
Opposition Industry Minister Kim Carr claims economic modelling shows it would cost more money to lose the car industry than it would to subsidise it.
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Fact Check: Does Indonesia have to take asylum seekers rescued by the Australian Navy?
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims that under "normal international law", if asylum seeker boats are rescued in a country's search and rescue zone, that country has an obligation to take them.