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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 Hockey's job numbers correct? > Check the facts

Are Hockey’s job numbers correct? > Check the facts

August 17, 2015
Economy

The claim Mr Hockey said; Over the last couple of months we have had some very pleasing economic information. Importantly, since the beginning of this…

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How many coal jobs? > Check the facts

How many coal jobs? > Check the facts

October 21, 2014
Economy

Peter Reith writing in the Australian Financial Review today claimed that: The coal industry alone provides about 200,000 jobs and brings in billions of dollars…

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Did coal help Australia through the GFC? > Check the facts

Did coal help Australia through the GFC? > Check the facts

September 17, 2014
Economy

The Sydney Morning Herald said on Wednesday that “hunger for Australian coal helped power the nation through the global financial crisis.” Mining was not the…

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Does Australia face a labour shortage? > Check the facts

Does Australia face a labour shortage? > Check the facts

September 4, 2014
Economy, Immigration, Society

A recent report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) claims that “Australia will likely experience a severe labour shortage by 2030” – the country will…

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Solar jobs > Check the facts

Solar jobs > Check the facts

July 31, 2014
Economy, Environment

Employment in renewable energy is difficult to determine. Figures are persistently disputed as being inflated or underestimated, depending on which stakeholder is asked. For example,…

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Coal jobs > Check the facts

Coal jobs > Check the facts

July 23, 2014
Economy, Society

Recent reports from the ABC and in the Australian, including a map of selected mines have outlined heavy job losses in Australia’s coal sector, specifically…

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How important is coal to the Hunter Valley? > Check the facts

How important is coal to the Hunter Valley? > Check the facts

June 12, 2014
Economy, Environment

While the Hunter Valley produces and exports large volumes of coal, it is no longer the “bedrock” of the Hunter Valley economy that it once…

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Gas industry claims to be a large employer > Check the facts

Gas industry claims to be a large employer > Check the facts

March 20, 2014
Economy

Claim The gas industry regularly claims that it is a large employer. Facts Because of the industry’s size the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) does…

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Would cutting car industry subsidies devastate Melbourne and Adelaide? > Check the facts

Would cutting car industry subsidies devastate Melbourne and Adelaide? > Check the facts

November 7, 2013
Economy, Government

Who:  “The study by the Allen Consulting group …. argues the economies of Adelaide and Melbourne would be “devastated” by the closure of auto manufacturing.”…

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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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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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