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Politics is about persuading voters about priorities.
To do so, facts are important, but they can also be misused in an attempt to win the debate.
Here the facts fight back. This site presents the facts to help keep the debate clean and to persuade politicians and others to stick to the facts.
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Are 2km CSG buffer zones in NSW practical and workable? > Check the facts

Are 2km CSG buffer zones in NSW practical and workable? > Check the facts

September 27, 2013
Environment

Who: “the bottom line is … it needs to be a buffer from major urban population centers not from hamlets, and the gas companies are…

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Is unemployment in the mining industry soaring? > Check the facts

Is unemployment in the mining industry soaring? > Check the facts

September 26, 2013
Economy

Who: Unemployment in the mining industry is over 10%, causing “considerable pain and disruption within the professional ranks of the minerals sector”.  The Australasian Institute…

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Has red tape cost South Australia 80 years of prosperity? > Check the facts

Has red tape cost South Australia 80 years of prosperity? > Check the facts

September 20, 2013
Economy

Who: “We lost 80 years of prosperity for a whole state because of seven years of approvals which were unfinished.” Andrew Robb, South Australia Minister for…

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Who is right on emissions? > Check the facts

Who is right on emissions? > Check the facts

September 6, 2013
Environment

Who: “If Mr Abbott can justify his wild assertion of a 50 per cent reduction in emissions, he needs to tell us what alternative figures…

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How does $6 billion equal $16 billion? > Check the facts

How does $6 billion equal $16 billion? > Check the facts

September 6, 2013
Economy

Who:  “The budget impact of the Coalition’s policies is to improve the budget bottom line by $6 billion and reduce government debt by $16 billion.”…

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Will the Coalition’s budget cuts push the economy into recession? > Check the facts

Will the Coalition’s budget cuts push the economy into recession? > Check the facts

September 6, 2013
Economy, Society

Who: “Most of all, I fear an Australian economy which through Mr Abbott’s massive cuts would risk triggering the economy into recession with huge hits…

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Is Australia unlikely to take in Syrian refugees? > Check the facts

Is Australia unlikely to take in Syrian refugees? > Check the facts

September 5, 2013
Immigration, Society

Who: “Almost certainly if people were fleeing the Syrian conflict, they would not be coming to Australia as a country of first asylum. “Any person…

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Do manufacturing jobs really depend on CSG? > Check the facts

Do manufacturing jobs really depend on CSG? > Check the facts

September 5, 2013
Economy, Environment, Society

Who: “[CSG mining] can secure the more than 15,000 industrial jobs which are dependent on gas supply as a feedstock, and the further of 2.5…

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Have 50,000 asylum seeker arrivals added to traffic congestion in Western Sydney? > Check the facts

Have 50,000 asylum seeker arrivals added to traffic congestion in Western Sydney? > Check the facts

September 4, 2013
Immigration, Society

Who: “[Asylum seekers are] a hot topic here because our traffic is overcrowded…go sit on the M4, people see 50,000 people come in by boat.”…

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Is Australia's foreign aid really that generous? > Check the facts

Is Australia’s foreign aid really that generous? > Check the facts

September 4, 2013
Immigration

Who: “It will be the highest aid budget in Australian history.” Bob Carr. The Claims: The 2013-14 aid budget will be the highest in history….

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Why

Between elections governments are held to account through debate. This debate takes place in the parliament, media, in workplaces, at BBQs and parties, around the kitchen table and online.
Politicians, pundits and interest groups attempt to influence the debate and persuade us which side of the debate to take.

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Should the Australian government encourage renewable forms of energy or do we need to support fossil fuels? Is returning the budget back to surplus the number one priority and if so should be decrease spending or increase revenue? Should we focus on industrial relations or indigenous recognition?

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There are, of course, no right answers to such questions. But to use the complexity of a policy issue to cloud debate with half-truths and misrepresentation of the facts to win the debate undermines the democratic accountability of government.

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The media plays an important role in presenting an even handed account of the debate and ensuring a range of voices are heard. In turn politicians are keen to influence the debate through the media's reporting. Undue influence risks silencing some voices from the debate.
As the political debates continue Facts Fight Back will provide a timely and accessible source of information to help keep the debate clean and and ensure the public, journalists and the politicians themselves keep track of who is sticking to the facts.

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