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Fact Check: Anthony Albanese says debt and deficit have never been higher. Is that correct?
Anthony Albanese says debt and deficit have never been higher. Verdict: Mr Albanese is wrong.
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Fact Check: Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney has no protection under the law if someone yells at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct?
Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman travelling on a train in Sydney has no protection under law if someone yells at her. Verdict: Ms Plibersek's claim is overreach.
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Fact Check: Richard Marles says there are 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were in 2013. Is that correct?
Deputy Labor leader, Richard Marles, claimed the Coalition government had overseen a fall of 70,000 apprentices and trainees. However, that fall was driven by a decline in trainees rather than combined trainees and apprentices, which was largely the result of changes made by the previous Labor government to address problems in the traineeship system. Verdict...
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Fact Check: Clive Palmer and the United Australia Party claim three former prime ministers as their own. Is that correct?
United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer says his party can boast three former prime ministers. Verdict: Mr Palmer's claim is nonsense.
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Fact Check: Anne Ruston says the government's proposed federal integrity commission would have powers 'well in excess' of a royal commission. Is she correct?
In an interview on the ABC's Insiders programme Social Services Minister Anne Ruston defended the strength of the government's proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission claiming "our particular bill suggests that the powers of the commission are well in excess of a royal commission." Verdict: Senator Ruston's claim is overblown.