Fact Check
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDThe area of Australia under Aboriginal control or ownership is 76.1 per cent. OUR VERDICTFalse. The total is about 30 per cent, depending on methodology.
WHAT WAS CLAIMED Victoria's treaty legislation gives an Indigenous body control over government decisions and government appointments. OUR VERDICT False.
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDSt Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne prioritises Indigenous people over all other patients. OUR VERDICTMisleading. The policy does not apply to severe or life-threatening cases, only les...
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDVictoria's Indigenous treaty will cost taxpayers $2.34 billion each year. OUR VERDICTFalse. The treaty will cost state taxpayers about $70 million annually.
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAustralia is giving Papua New Guinea a wing in Parliament House in Canberra. OUR VERDICTFalse. Australia is helping fund a new wing for PNG's own parliament house.
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAnthony Albanese delivered a speech without the Australian flag behind him. OUR VERDICTFalse. The flag is to the prime minister's right, just outside the frame of the closely cropped i...
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAn image shows giant Aboriginal rock art in Western Australia. OUR VERDICTFalse. The image appears to be AI-generated and the artwork does not match traditional work in the region, exp...
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDMultinational energy company SSE is refunding investors in Papua New Guinea. OUR VERDICTFalse. The refund scheme is fake and appears to be a scam.