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Murray Watt

Minister for Emergency Management, Fisheries and Forestry. 1 claim checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management, Fisheries and Forestry

“So we're providing the biggest cost of living increase in 30 years to pensioners, carers, JobSeekers, single parents, students & more. Labor cares.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Misleading

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Senator Watt's claim is misleading. The September 2022 boost to welfare payments was a routine increase designed to ensure payments keep pace with the cost of living. By design, these regular increases maintain but do n…