“This year's budget is the fifth year in a row that the Australian Government has cut Australian aid.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Ms Anderson's claim is correct. Across the five financial years from 2014-15 to 2018-19, the aid budget has been cut twice in nominal terms. And while data from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade shows that nominal aid spending increased marginally in the other three budget years, these gains disappear after inflation is taken into account. This equates to a real cut in all five budget years. Experts told Fact Check that the Consumer Price Index was a reasonable way to measure inflat...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Susan Anderson (World Vision policy and advocacy director) made this claim around 8 May 2018. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 25 May 2018, 17 days later. Its rating was “Correct”.
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.