“I mean, 189 million bucks over the next four years. They are spending almost as much to keep Christmas Island open in the previous four weeks as they will spend in new money over the next four years on climate change.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Senator Di Natale's claim is overblown. The Greens leader has compared several months of detention costs with only part of the Coalition's new spending on climate change, allocated in the 2019 budget. And by focussing on "new money", Senator Di Natale ignores ongoing spending on climate change. In 2018-19, the Government budgeted $161 million for Christmas Island. This could be spent over not just four weeks but as many as 20 weeks. For its new "climate solutions package", the Coalition has b...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Richard Di Natale (Greens leader) made this claim around 3 April 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 8 May 2019, 35 days later. Its rating was “Overblown”.
Where the claim appeared
- skynews.com.auhttps://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6021818795001
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/RichardDiNatale/status/1113189549444751360?s=20
Links recorded by RMIT ABC Fact Check. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.