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“The [government's federal integrity commission] bill has powers of search, it has powers compelling witnesses. It has powers of a royal commission.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison is cherrypicking. Experts told Fact Check there were indeed similarities between the coercive powers of a royal commission and the government's proposed model for a federal anti-corruption commission. For ex…

“There was no authority for the federal government to reject, approve anything in relation to the leasing of [the Port of Darwin].”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison's claim is not the full story. The Foreign Investment Review Board determined in 2015 that it had no authority to examine the Darwin port deal — because it fell under exemption provisions of the Foreign Acqu…

“Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck appeared at a Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 "on many, many occasions".”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison is wrong. At the time of Mr Morrison's claim on January 28, Senator Colbeck had appeared at only two of 55 public hearings of the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19.

“Businesses have that right to say who can come into their premises. That's what the law says. And that doesn't fall foul of discrimination laws.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison's claim is not the full story. Experts told Fact Check that businesses have the right to set conditions of entry to their premises, including a requirement to be vaccinated. It's also correct that an unvacci…

“[The unemployment benefit] is commensurate with where it sat during the period of the Howard government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison's claim is exaggerated. As Mr Morrison pointed out, the $50 fortnightly increase in April lifted the payment (excluding the coronavirus supplement) from 37.5 per cent to 41.2 per cent of the minimum wage. Ho…

“The ministry that I announce today maintains the record representation of women in cabinet for an Australian Government, with seven female members of our Cabinet.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison's claim checks out. In nominal terms, no other government has ever had seven women in cabinet, as Mr Morrison has since March. The previous record was six, which was equalled by both Labor and Liberal prime …

“Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims 95 per cent of jobs created in the past year have been full-time positions.”

“Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia needs more new young farmers to support men on the land whose average age is over 60”

“The Government cut funding by $1.2 billion from aged care in Scott Morrison's first budget as treasurer”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Shorten's claim is misleading. In Mr Morrison's first year as federal treasurer — that is, 2016-17 — total Commonwealth funding for aged care (excluding the pension and other forms of income support for seniors, but …

“The gender pay gap has fallen from 17.2 per cent to 14.5 per cent under the policies of our government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison's claim is overreach. His numbers check out, although they differ slightly to those from the government agency officially tasked with publishing the gender pay gap. However, they oversimplify what has happen…