Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith claims that Australia's annual population growth rate, at 1.6 per cent, is the highest in the "developed world".

Coalition senator for Queensland Matt Canavan claims that a bill proposing to decriminalise abortion in the state would allow unrestricted access to abortions after 22 weeks' gestation.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims that the gender pay gap has shrunk to a record low under the policies of the Coalition Government.

Following the ousting of prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and allegations that women were bullied during the leadership spill, independent Victorian MP Cathy McGowan has cast doubt on the Coalition's ability to boost the number of women in its ranks, claim

Opposition finance spokesman Jim Chalmers claims that company profits have grown five times faster than Australians' wages.