“The NSW Coalition cut $20 million from specialist domestic violence shelters in 2014”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Daley's claim is oversimplified. The department that oversees payments to the sector does not classify funding in terms of "specialist domestic violence shelters". Moreover, the Coalition Government overhauled its administration of services to address homelessness in 2014 — the year singled out by Mr Daley. This means figures related to crisis accommodation in that year are not comparable with those from previous years. Until 2013, the department's figures show spending on refuges for wome...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Michael Daley (NSW Opposition Leader) made this claim around 26 February 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2019, 23 days later. Its rating was “Oversimplified”.
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