In the lead up to the 2019 federal election, RMIT ABC Fact Check examines how tax data is being used in the public policy debate.

Immigration Minister David Coleman has criticised the so-called "medevac bill", claiming the legislation requires a "very, very low threshold" for bringing refugees and asylum seekers to Australia from Manus Island and Nauru.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has condemned successive Australian governments for failing to meet their obligations under international law to asylum seekers and refugees who arrive by sea, and says the Government has committed crimes against humanity.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Labor's proposed 50 per cent capital gains tax increase will hit not only the economy but also taxpayers on low-to-middle incomes, and claims that more than 60 per cent of people who declare capital gains have taxable income

Keeping to Labor's theme of economic inequality in the leadup to the 2019 federal election, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen claims home ownership rates for people aged 25-34 have "spiralled downwards in recent years".