“We are spending record amounts on hospitals, we are spending record amounts on health.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Turnbull's claim is a fair call. Spending on health was higher in 2016-17 than in any other year since at least 1985-86. The final budget outcome is not yet available for 2017-18, but on the most recent estimate spending on health was higher again. However, that year's health funding was boosted by a number of one-off items in the budget, including nearly $1 billion in retrospective adjustments or top-ups for underspending on public hospitals in previous years, chiefly in 2015-16. Then, in...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister) made this claim around 22 June 2018. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 25 July 2018, 33 days later. Its rating was “Fair call”.
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.