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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fact Check: Gladys Berejiklian says Sydney's lockdown conditions are harsher than any of those previously imposed in other states. Is she correct?


NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian claimed Sydney’s COVID-19 restrictions were the “harshest lockdown conditions that any state in Australia has seen". But while some rules were harsher than those tried elsewhere, many were less strict. Verdict: Ms Berejiklian’s claim is wrong.
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Fact Check: Alan Tudge says the Coalition has increased childcare subsidies by 77 per cent since coming to office. Is he correct?


Minister for Education and Youth, Alan Tudge, says child care subsides have increased by 77 per cent since the Coalition took office. Verdict: Mr Tudge's claim is exaggerated.
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Reality Check: Would the government's original vaccine timetable have put Australia in a different position?


Having last year promised to put Australia at the front of the global coronavirus vaccination queue, Prime Minister Scott Morrison found himself under intensifying pressure over the pace of the rollout. Here's a reality check.
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Fact Check: Anthony Albanese says the cost of visiting your doctor has increased by more than 30 per cent since the Coalition took office. Is he correct?


Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese claimed that the cost of visiting the GP had risen 34 per cent under the Coalition. However, this does not account for the many people who receive bulk-billed GP services, or the fact bulk-billing rates have also increased. Verdict: Mr Albanese's claim is misleading.
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Fact Check: Greg Hunt says nearly 90 per cent of people receive their GP services for free. Is he correct?


Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt claimed that, under the Coalition, more Australians were being bulk-billed by their GP than under Labor. Verdict: Mr Hunt's claim is over-egged.