“Deb Frecklington sacked 4,400 health workers last time imagine our health response if we hadn't reversed those cuts.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Miles's claim is overstated. While data shows a cut of the magnitude suggested by the Health Minister was made by the LNP, the LNP restored some of that cut itself, with Labor finishing the job when it came to power again. Queensland and Commonwealth government data on health workers shows a sharp drop of 4,689 full-time equivalent health care workers between June 2012, shortly after Labor left office, and June 2013, at the end of the LNP's first full budget year, representing a cut of 6.4...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Steven Miles (Queensland Health Minister) made this claim around 10 October 2020. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2020, 19 days later. Its rating was “Overstated”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/stevenmilesmp/photos/a.1524704147747774/2676093742608803/?type=3
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.