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Has NSW weathered the impacts of COVID-19 better than NZ?

Has every Australian state bar Victoria had fewer COVID-19 deaths than New Zealand?

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Tourism, lockdown key to deep New Zealand recession

Does New Zealand's reliance on international tourism and its more stringent lockdown explain why its economy entered a deeper recession than Australia's in the second quarter?

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Lockdown critic says COVID-19 is only slightly worse than the flu

Is the fatality rate for COVID-19 only marginally worse than the seasonal flu?

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Drink driving fatalities were halved by RBT in NZ, but it took more than three years

NZ National Party MP Nick Smith supports random roadside testing of drivers for drugs and alcohol, but his memory of the impact of RBT on road fatalities was faulty.

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Just how effective are COVID-19 tests conducted in NZ's managed isolation?

Do the COVID-19 tests conducted in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities have a 30 per cent false negative rate?

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NZ military powers under COVID-19 are not equivalent to police

Have soldiers been given the same powers of a police constable?

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Lower voting age, higher participation rate, claims Make It 16

Did a greater proportion of 16 year olds vote in elections in Scotland, Wales and Austria than 18 and 20 year olds?

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NZ rejects US President's COVID-19 comparisons

Did the US record as many COVID-19 cases in 22 seconds as New Zealand did in a day?

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NZ cannabis referendum raises questions about impacts on youth

Did harmful drug use among youth decline following cannabis legalisation and decriminalisation in Uruguay and Portugal?

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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says police numbers declined under National's leader

Did police numbers decrease during NZ Opposition Leader Judith Collins' time as police minister?

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Has the NZ government tripled its investment in public transport?

Just how much money has the NZ government spent on public transport this term?

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NZ National Party builds a flawed case against Green Party housing plan targets

Does the NZ Green Party have a track record of failing to deliver on its housing targets?

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Will legalising cannabis lead to more drug-driving?

AAP FactCheck Investigation: Has driving under the influence of cannabis increased in Canada and the US state of Colorado since recreational cannabis use was legalised?

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No support for NZ National leader's child poverty claim

AAP FactCheck Investigation: Has child poverty increased under the Labour coalition government?

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New Zealand near top of Pacific Rim tax table but hard to say it leads the pack

AAP FactCheck Investigation: Is New Zealand the highest-taxed country in the Pacific Rim?

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Dutton's McKenzie defence fails audit test

Did deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie fund programs that were recommended for funding?

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Did the NSW government cut $12.9 million from Fire and Rescue NSW’s funding in the 2019-20 budget?

"The 2019/20 budget cut of $12.9 million to recurrent expenditure on top of $21 million of savings to be found for the government's Labour Expense Cap is crippling FRNSW."

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Has the level of casual employment in the Australian workforce not changed for two decades?

“The claim that the workforce is now excessively casualised is simply not true. The level of casualisation hasn’t changed for about 20 years.”

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Are dairy farmers receiving just 1.4 cents from a 10 cent per litre milk levy by the major supermarkets?

“Coles and Woolies, they said look we’ll put 10 cents a litre on for the milk and we’ll give it to the dairy farmers. Well I’ve just found out that the dairy farmers get 1.4 cents of that." One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. October 10, 2019.

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Do Australians spend twice as much on superannuation fees as they do on electricity?

“Australians spend twice as much on superannuation fees as we do on electricity - some $30 billion a year.” Labor Assistant Minister for Treasury spokesman Andrew Leigh. September 30, 2019.

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