“Labor cut $3.2 billion from the foreign aid budget, which was later put back in”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Senator Birmingham's claim is fanciful. The senator argues that $3.2 billion of foreign aid spending was "left in the budget" by the Coalition, but the reality is more uncertain. Labor's alleged $3.2 billion "cut" — which he said was later reversed — reflects the difference between two projected budget scenarios over a 10-year period that begins in 2027-28. One of these scenarios, which takes the October 2022-23 budget as its starting point, assumes that aid spending under Labor would have re...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Simon Birmingham (Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) made this claim around 26 October 2023. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 5 December 2023, 40 days later. Its rating was “Fanciful”.
Where the claim appeared
- parlinfo.aph.gov.auhttps://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/9439835/upload_binary/943983…
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