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Liberals shielding minister Sussan Ley from debate about health

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The posters are going out under Malcolm Turnbull’s signature “I guarantee Medicare stays”. The government is clearly alarmed that Bill Shorten’s Medicare scare campaign could take hold.

But what, in the public mind, is the currency of a “guarantee”? We’ve had so many of them. No cuts to all sorts of...

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Response from Labor spokesperson

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Editor, The Conversation

In relation to this FactCheck, The Conversation asked Labor for sources to support Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s assertion that negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions cost the federal government more than child care or higher education.

The spokesperson told The Conversation that:

The Grattan Institute has estimated the cost of...

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Election FactCheck Q A: does the government spend more on negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts than on child care or higher education?

  • Written by: Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
imageWas Bill Shorten right about federal government spending on negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions?Q&A

The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.


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Little difference between Labor and the Coalition's jobs programs for young people

  • Written by: Phil Lewis, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra

Labor and the Coalition have both put forward plans to boost employment for young people but the plans are both based on the same economic reasoning and are little different.

Both the Coalition and Labor seek to improve the employability of unemployed youth by providing basic work skills which in turn help them to increase profit for businesses.

The...

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