Fact Check

NT's banned drinker register, Hockey on Australian debt and spending and Australian Forumla One Grand Prix (1x1)

Ausstrahlung: Mär 21, 2014

Did the NT's banned drinker register work? Labor Party Senator Nova Peris says alcohol-related emergency department admissions to Northern Territory hospitals increased by 80 per cent in the 14 months after the banned drinker register was scrapped. ABC Fact Check finds admissions did not decrease while the register was in place and the upward spike began before it was removed. -- Joe Hockey correct on Australia's debt, spending Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has foreshadowed cuts to government spending to rein in Australia's debt. "Of the 17 top surveyed IMF countries, Labor left us with the fastest growth in spending of anyone in the world... and they left us with the third highest growth in debt of anyone in the top 17," Mr Hockey said. Fact Check examines Mr Hockey's claims. -- How many people watch the Australian Formula One Grand Prix? Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says 450 million people watch the Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. That figure is more than the number of people who are expected to watch the World Cup soccer final. ABC Fact Check investigates.