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Like former prime minister Tony Abbott, anti-Voice Facebook users are falsely claiming that the National Indigenous Australians Agency provides $30 billion in funding to Indigenous programs.

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The Robodebt scheme caused significant harm, including suicides. For some time, people have been claiming online that it caused 2,030 deaths.

But that claim doesn't align with the data from Services Australia. Here's why: bit.ly/43TNaHp

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The Robodebt scheme caused significant harm, including suicides. For some time, people have been claiming online that it caused 2,030 deaths. But that claim doesn't align with the data from Services Australia. Here's why: bit.ly/43TNaHp #factcheck 📸ABC News: Toby Hunt
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No, the Voice referendum will not include a sneaky extra question asking whether Australia should become a republic.

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HEALTH ALERT! Online trend of drinking toxic borax is dangerous. It's a classified poison. Get the facts 👇🏽

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PM Anthony Albanese says that surveys show between 80 and 90% of First Nations Australians support the Voice.

But while his claim broadly aligns with the polling's headline figures, there are some significant caveats: bit.ly/3OBwzUq

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PM @AlboMP says that surveys show between 80 and 90% of First Nations Australians support the Voice. But while his claim broadly aligns with the polling's headline figures, there are some significant caveats: bit.ly/3OBwzUq #factcheck #auspol 📸ABC News: Nick Haggarty
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The government's promise to abolish the average staffing level cap and increase the number of permanent employees in the public service is in progress: bit.ly/41YrybZ

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Claim that airports have renamed Brisbane as Meeanjin is missing some crucial context.

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Former PM Tony Abbott told Ben Fordham Live the National Indigenous Australians Agency disburses $30b a year on Indigenous programs.

But it only disbursed $1.6b in 2022-23, according to a spokesman: bit.ly/3QgsF4v

📸ABC News: Andrew Kennedy

Former PM @HonTonyAbbott told @BenFordhamLive the National Indigenous Australians Agency disburses $30b a year on Indigenous programs. But it only disbursed $1.6b in 2022-23, according to a spokesman: bit.ly/3QgsF4v #factcheck #auspol 📸ABC News: Andrew Kennedy
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