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Bridget McKenzie

National Party deputy leader. 1 claim checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2019. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check11 Jul 2019Australia
Bridget McKenzie, National Party deputy leader

“And that includes thermal coal exports. We know there are 54,000 people employed in that industry...”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Doesn't check out

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Senator McKenzie's claim doesn't check out. There are two Australian Bureau of Statistics employment data sets against which the claim can be tested. The Labour Account, which publishes industry information drawn from e…