Lies to the last election - There are some doozies since then.

 

ALBANESE LIE COUNTER NOW AT 56 LIES IN JUST 21 DAYS

·       Albanese claimed that the negative gearing changes “wasn’t commissioned by us”.  TRUTH: Treasurer Jim Chalmers concedes he asked Treasury for negative gearing modelling (16 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that unemployment is lower.  TRUTH: Unemployment is higher than when Labor came to office and the number of Australians on income support has increased by over 107,000. - (16 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that defence spending had increased under his Government. TRUTH: In their very first year in Government, defence as a share of the economy declined - (16 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that “the entire time in which your last term, there were no discussions” between China and the last Coalition Government� TRUTH: There was extensive engagement between the former Coalition Government and China, as outlined on the DFAT website. (16 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that “I don’t broadcast the private discussions” when questioned on international diplomacy.  TRUTH: Albanese has previously detailed his private discussions with world leaders.

·       LIE: At a press conference in Prospect, SA, Albanese claimed that he “got the pandas back here in Adelaide.”  TRUTH: The Coalition brought the pandas to Adelaide in 2007, they never left. � (14 April)

·       LIE: At a press conference in Prospect, SA, Albanese claimed that the Coalition cut education funding when last in Government. TRUTH: The previous Coalition Government increased funds to public schools year-on-year. (14 April)

·       LIE: At a press conference in Prospect, SA, Albanese claimed that Peter Dutton would cut health like he cut health in 2014. TRUTH: The Coalition nearly doubled hospital funding, from $13.3 billion (in 2012-13) to $24.7 billion (in 2021-22).2 When Peter Dutton was Health Minister, funding increased by 16% in two years. (14 April)

·       LIE: At the Labor campaign launch in Perth, Albanese claimed that “Our top-up tax cuts put an average of $2,500 back in people’s pockets.” TRUTH: Albanese’s ‘top-up’ tax cuts actually only put 70c/day into people’s pockets – $536 a year. (13 April)

·       LIE: At the Labor campaign launch in Perth, Albanese claimed Australia is facing, “the worst global inflation since the 1980s. TRUTH: The RBA Governor said inflation is home-grown. (13 April)

·       LIE: At the Labor campaign launch in Perth, Albanese claimed that cuts had “pushed schools and aged care and Medicare and the NDIS to breaking point.” TRUTH: Medicare is weaker under this Government proven by the fact that the Medicare bulk billing rate for GPs has dropped 11% in three years. (13 April)

·       LIE: At the Labor campaign launch in Perth, Albanese claimed that “Mums and Dads able to take their child to see a doctor, close to home, with just their Medicare card.� TRUTH: A punter at the Leaders Debate shared her experience that, “bulk billing doesn’t cover the full charge so I have to pay $70 or $80”.�(13 April)

·       LIE: At the Labor campaign launch in Perth, Albanese claimed that “Real wages have grown, five quarters in a row.” TRUTH: Real disposable income has fallen 7.9 per cent per capita since the election. (13 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that in his ministry there were “no scandals, no resignations…people in the same job”.� TRUTH: Albanese fired Andrew Giles and Clare O’Neill after their NZYQ detainee scandal, changing their jobs. (12 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed the Samuel Review recommended an Environmental Protection Agency.  TRUTH: The Samuel Review recommended against an unelected independent body making decisions. (12 April)

·       LIE: Albanese again claimed the Coalition froze the Medicare rebate indexation. TRUTH: Labor started the medicare rebate indexation freeze, the Coalition ended it. (11 April)

·       LIE: Albanese again claimed that his Government was the “first in the world to respond to Trump’s Tariffs”. TRUTH: The Prime Minister of Sweden was the first to respond. (10 April)

·       LIE: Albanese again claimed that he introduced the ‘gas trigger’. TRUTH: The Coalition introduced the ADGSM in 2017. (10 April)

·       LIE: Albanese said it was “not true” that his Government had spent more than other Governments since Whitlam’s.  TRUTH: Labor are the biggest spending first term government since Gough Whitlam. (8 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed that his government “Taking 20 per cent of student debt will be permanent.” TRUTH: The 20 per cent HECS discount is a one-off cut from the Government, not a permanent discount. (8 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed his Special Envoy for Northern Australia was in discussions with Landbridge about the takeover of the Port of Darwin. TRUTH: Landbridge and the Darwin Port say they have not been involved in any discussions on the matter. (7 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed he had been working on the Port of Darwin sale “for some time”. TRUTH: Landbridge put out a public statement announcing their surprise about his statement. (4 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed he didn’t fall off the stage.  TRUTH: Albanese fell off the stage. On camera. (3 April)

·       LIE: Albanese claimed the ADF was monitoring a Chinese spy ship. TRUTH: The Australian Border Force was monitoring the ship. (31 March)

·       LIE: Albanese distanced himself from his $275 power bill cut promise, claiming it wasn’t his modelling.  TRUTH: Albanese’s Powering Australia plan – modelled by RepuTex – promised to cut electricity prices by $275. (30 March)