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Fact Check: Would companies that paid no tax in 2015-16 be unable to benefit from a tax cut so as to invest more and help lift wages?
The Business Council of Australia promises to invest more in Australia if the Government's proposed corporate tax is passed, arguing this would lead to higher wages. But Labor Senator Murray Watt claims this promise can't be fulfilled
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Fact Check: Has the rate of casualisation in the workforce remained steady for the last 20 years?
An argument has erupted over the rate of casual employment in the Australian workforce with unions claiming it is on the rise, and Workplace and Deregulation Minister Craig Laundy dismissing this as a lie.
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Fact Check: Were 400 white South African farmers murdered last year?
Following comments that white South African farmers deserved special attention because they were being persecuted, former prime minister Tony Abbott claimed 400 white farmers were murdered, over the last 12 months.
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Fact Check: Are one in 10 workers in Australia on temporary work visas?
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
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Fact Check: Will the move to make codeine prescription-only save 100 lives a year?
Health Minister Greg Hunt claims advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration states that up to 100 lives a year could be saved by making codeine products prescription-only. But the NSW Pharmacy Guild says there's no evidence to support this.