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Fact Check: Global competitiveness, government regulation and productivity growth: Where does Australia rank?
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims Australia is ranked 21st in global competitiveness, 128th when it comes to burden of government regulation and second last in productivity growth.
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Fact Check: how does Japan compare with other whaling nations?
Japan claims almost 10 countries, including the US, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Russia engage in whaling.
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Fact Check: Bill Shorten on WA education cuts: Doesn't check out
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne are to blame for WA's Barnett Government cutting $183 million claims education and axing 360 teachers and 350 teachers' aides and support staff.
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Fact Check: Will the budget be $13.8 billion better off if the mining tax is scrapped?
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann claims scrapping the mining tax would improve the budget position by $13.8 billion.
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Lord John Krebs on climate change adaptation
Extreme weather events, like bushfires and droughts in Australia, can awaken us to the impact of climate change, even if a direct link is hard to establish. The UK has just experienced the most devastating storms and floods in many years. Some wonder if this is a harbinger of things to come. Lord Professor John...