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Fact Check: Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Doherty modelling predicted 80 deaths a day and 2,240 a month after six months.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Doherty modelling predicted 80 deaths a day, and 2,240 per month, in Australia after six months. Verdict: Ms Palaszczuk's claim is misleading.
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Fact Check: Mark Butler says teenagers with COVID-19 are ending up in hospital at a rate of one in 30. Is that correct?
Shadow Minister for Health Mark Butler has argued 12-15 year olds are becoming the 'front line' of COVID-19 despite not being included in national vaccination targets, claiming teenagers who catch the virus are ending up in hospital at a rate of one in 30.
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Fact Check: Alex Hawke says Australia's resettlement of refugees ranks third-highest globally. Is that correct?
Challenged on whether the government was doing enough to assist Afghan refugees fleeing the returning Taliban, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke, claimed Australia was already among the world’s "most generous humanitarian re-settlers".
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Fact Check: Labor says wages fell 2.1 per cent over the year to June 2021, the 'fastest drop in 20 years'. Is that correct?
Wages growth in Australia has been sluggish for years, well before the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy. In a Facebook post, Federal Labor claimed that "under Scott Morrison real wages have fallen 2.1 per cent in 12 months, the fastest drop in wages in 20 years". Verdict: Labor's claim is not the full story.
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Fact Check: Adam Bandt says house prices are rising by $1,200 a day. Is he correct?
In a July 30 tweet, Greens leader Adam Bandt claimed house prices are rising by $1,200 a day, warning that younger workers have been locked out. Is it correct that house prices are rising by $1,200 a day? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.