“This government has moved to gag debate more than any other government in history — more than 340 divisions across the life of the parliament.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Ms Haines's claim is exaggerated. The only readily accessible information on gag motions in parliament is available by calendar year, which is an imperfect measure for Ms Haines's claim as it doesn't line up neatly with governments. Furthermore, this measure only counts successful gag motions, excluding those that failed, though experts argued this was a reasonable basis upon which to assess the claim. Fact Check has analysed the calendar year data since 1901, attributing each year to the par...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Helen Haines (Independent member for the Victorian seat of Indi) made this claim around 6 April 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2022, 35 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerated”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.