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Fact Check: Health Minister Greg Hunt said the bulk-billing rate is up and fewer patients have costs when they see a GP. Is he correct?
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt claims that GP bulk-billing rates have risen nearly four percentage points, up from 82.2 per cent under Labor to a record 86.1 per cent under the Coalition Government.
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Fact Check: Kristina Keneally says out-of-pocket costs to visit a GP have gone up 25 per cent under the Coalition Government. Is she correct?
A tweet by Labor Senator Kristina Keneally claims that, under the Morrison government, out-of-pocket costs to visit a GP are up by 25 per cent and out-of-pocket costs to visit a specialist are up by 40 per cent due to the Medicare freeze.
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Fact Check: Bill Shorten says the Government has cut nearly $2 billion from aged-care services. Is he correct?
Weeks out from the 2019 federal election, Labor attacked the Government over cuts to aged-care funding, which Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claimed amounted to nearly $2 billion.
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Fact Check: Gladys Berejiklian says the largest use of solar energy is in NSW. Is she correct?
During a NSW leaders' debate, Premier Gladys Berejiklian sought to establish her government's credentials on renewable energy by claiming that NSW has "the largest … use of solar energy".
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Fact Check: Did the NSW Coalition cut $20 million from domestic violence shelters?
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley says that, if elected, Labor will boost funding for domestic violence services, and claims that the state Coalition cut $20 million from specialist shelters in 2014.