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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check20 Oct 2023Australia Politics and government

Jim Chalmers, Treasurer

“An average full-time worker was $3,700 better off in the first year of the Albanese government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Misleading

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Chalmers's claim is misleading. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, total average weekly earnings for full-time employees increased by 3.9 per cent — or $3,738.80 — over Labor's first year in office. Ho…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check28 Apr 2022Australia Politics and government

Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer

“This Liberal National government has taxed more, borrowed more and spent more than the last Labor government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Correct

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Chalmers's claim is correct. Figures on tax, debt and spending as a proportion of GDP have been higher on average under the Coalition government since 2013 than under the last Labor government. However, it's importan…