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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check2 May 2022Australia Economy and jobs

Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader

“People know that debt has never been higher, deficits have never been higher.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Wrong

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Albanese is wrong. Historical data shows that debt and deficit, when measured against GDP, were higher in the years following the world wars when compared with current levels. It is this measure economists use to mak…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check29 Jun 2021Australia Economy and jobs

Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader

“... real wages [are] declining over the next four years after flatlining over the last eight years.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Close to the mark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Albanese is close to the mark. Over the eight years to December 2020 real wages -- that is, wages adjusted for the impact of inflation — grew by 3.1 per cent. That represents an annual average growth rate of about 0.…