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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check14 Jun 2019Australia Economy and jobs

Bill Shorten, Opposition Leader

“You name it, everything is going up except your wages”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Doesn't stack up

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: The Australian Bureau of Statistics' measure of wages, the wage price index, has not fallen under the Coalition, though it is sluggish. Experts contacted by Fact Check took issue with Mr Shorten's claim, as the WPI has …

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check13 May 2019Australia Economy and jobs

Bill Shorten, Opposition Leader

“There's a million Australians doing two jobs and there's a million Australians who are underemployed.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Correct

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Shorten is correct. Both claims — that a million Australians are underemployed and a million Australians are working two jobs — check out according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. However, as one expert t…