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The Australian Tax Office has found that nearly 14% of Australian farmland is held by foreign investors. AAP Image/Dan Peled

FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign-owned?

Erin Smith, University of the Sunshine Coast and Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney

Katter’s Australian Party federal MP Bob Katter said 30% of the Northern Territory’s farmland and 22% of Tasmania’s farmland is foreign-owned. Is that true?

Senator Bridget McKenzie, speaking on Q&A. Q&A

FactCheck Q&A: Is Australia one of the few countries worldwide to accept foreign political donations?

Marian Sawer, Australian National University

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said Australia is one of the few countries in the world to accept foreign political donations. Is that true?

Labor senator Doug Cameron, speaking on Q&A. Q&A

FactCheck Q&A: would the Constitution need to be changed to ban political donations from unions?

Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW Sydney

Labor senator Doug Cameron told Q&A the High Court had decided that the unions and business are entitled to fund political parties. Is that true?

Yallourn Power Station in the Latrobe Valley is one of the emissions intensive power stations that remains open. AAP Image/David Crosling

FactCheck: Have eight of Australia’s 12 most emission intensive power stations closed in the last five years?

Dylan McConnell, The University of Melbourne

Environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg said that eight out of Australia’s 12 most emission intensive power stations closed in the last five years. Is that right?

Has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled? AAP Image/Dan Peled

FactCheck: has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled or declined?

Sue Thomson, Australian Council for Educational Research and Peter Goss, Grattan Institute

The Productivity Commission has said that education spending has substantially increased over the last decade but student achievement has shown little or no improvement. Is that true?