How the government’s claims on Newstart, drought support, religious discrimination and other issues stack upThe prime minister's office accidentally sent out its talking points. We fact checked themWhen parliament resumes in Canberra, the prime minister’s office sends MPs and senators a set of talking points so they can’t be caught out by curly questions on any topic. We’ve fact-checked the document to see just how many untruths or misleading claims are in the brief. At March 2019, 459,007 of the 686,328 people on Newstart had been on the payment for more than 12 months. While doctors were consulted under previous procedures, there was no guarantee people would be transferred in line with their recommendations.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2019 03:16 UTC