Election FactCheck is checking key claims in political advertisements. Here we look at the “Rudd’s record” ad from the Liberal Party. Kevin Rudd was borrowing $100 million every day. Now we have a $254…
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“The biggest beneficiaries [of the Coalition’s Paid Parental Leave scheme] are the women of Australia. Of all the people earning A$100,000 a year under the age of 50, 2% are women. Just 2% are women. How…
“If people want to access high-speed fibre, they will have to pay $5000 for the privilege… We believe that people in regions should pay the same price as people in Brisbane CBD or Sydney CBD. Under the…
“The changes to lifetime health cover will increase [private health insurance] premiums by up to a reported 27.5%. This is hitting many local residents very hard, with some struggling to find the money…
[Under the Coalition’s proposed parental leave scheme] “the woman working in the local chemist in Gippsland in regional Victoria would be subsidising the paid parental leave of the woman working in the…
“If you think electricity is costing you more under Labor, then you’re right. Under the Rudd/Gillard Labor government, electricity prices have gone up 94%. And don’t forget: the cost will go up even more…
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Wayne Simpson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Fellow, University of Surrey
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Professor of Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Personal Finance, University of Bristol
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Visting Instructor in Sociology, University of South Florida
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
