“Federal taxation revenue from our mining companies alone for the last financial year more than covers the cost of salaries of all of Australia's police, teachers and nurses.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mrs Rinehart's claim doesn't stack up. Data from the Australian Taxation Office shows that the mining industry paid $42.2 billion in federal corporate taxes in 2021-22, the last financial year for which data is available. In 2020-21, the figure was $32.3 billion. While there is no single dataset covering the combined cost of salaries for all teachers, nurses and police in the last financial year, the available data suggests that, excluding private school teachers, these professions were paid ...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Gina Rinehart (Hancock Prospecting chair) made this claim around 21 November 2023. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 20 December 2023, 29 days later. Its rating was “Doesn't stack up”.
Where the claim appeared
- skynews.com.auhttps://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/gina-rinehart-govt-strangling-of-australias-wor…
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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.