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Promise tracker: Tracking the Labor government's 2022 election commitments
Anthony Albanese went to the 2022 election with a long list of promises. RMIT ABC Fact Check is tracking 66 key commitments so you can see which are being delivered, and which are off track.
Photo shows 5 people on a dark background. There are five circles below them: green, grey, orange, yellow and redWhy Labor's promise to make the BasicsCard voluntary is stalled
At the 2022 election, Labor promised to make the BasicsCard voluntary. Here's how that promise is tracking.
Photo shows A large green coloured sign on a shop front which reads "We accept BasicsCard"Before the election, Anthony Albanese pledged to hire more public servants. That promise is delivered
At the 2022 election, Labor promised to abolish the average staffing level cap in the Australian Public Service and increase the number of permanent employees. Here's how that promise is tracking.
Photo shows Close up of a person wearing a lanyard with the Australian Coat of Arms on itWe fact checked some of the claims from Peter Dutton's budget reply. Here's what we found
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech to excoriate the government while at the same time pumping up his own record as a minister. But did he stick to the facts?
Photo shows Peter Dutton standing at a lectern.We fact checked some key claims from Jim Chalmers's budget speech. Here's what we found
With an eye to the next election, Treasurer Jim Chalmers spruiked what he saw as the government's economic achievements in last night's budget speech. But did he stick to the facts?
Photo shows Jim Chalmers stands at the podium of the national press clubFact check: Has Labor created more jobs in 21 months than any other first-term government?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the number of jobs created since Labor was elected is a record for a first-term government. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look.
Photo shows Anthony Albanese wears high-vis and a hard hat.Has Labor banked 88 per cent of budget revenue upgrades compared to the Coalition's 40 per cent?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that over two budgets and a MYEFO the government has banked 88 per cent of revenue upgrades, compared to the Coalition's 40 per cent. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.
Photo shows jim chalmers wears a suit with red tie and is pointing. VERDICT: Close to the markFact check: Have personal income taxes risen by a 'record' 23 per cent under Anthony Albanese?
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says personal income tax has increased by a "record" 23 per cent since Labor came to power. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.
Photo shows A man with a shaved head, wearing a suit.We fact checked Dick Smith on whether a country can run entirely on renewables. Here's what we found
Entrepreneur Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run on renewables, labelling the idea "impossible". What do the experts say?
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