Matthew Elmas

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Matthew Elmas

WHAT WAS CLAIMED: Solar panels can’t be recycled in Australia. OUR VERDICT: Misleading. Experts say most panel components can be recycled in Australia. A senior National Party politician is clouding the truth with claims that solar panels can’t be recycled in Australia. Experts say the glass and metal frames from solar panels are being recycled locally, with several Australian-based companies saying they can recycle up to 90 per cent of the component materials.

1 week ago | smartcompany.com.au | Matthew Elmas

The Labor government is planning a new tax on all unrealised gains. False. The tax would only apply to gains in super accounts worth more than $3 million. AAP FACTCHECK: The government isn’t planning a new tax on all unrealised gains, including homes and shares, to trap Australians in “financial slavery”, despite social media claims. The Albanese Labor government’s proposed tax changes would only apply to unrealised gains in superannuation balances of more than $3 million, not all unrealised gains.

2 weeks ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Matthew Elmas

The Albanese government isn’t planning a new tax on all unrealised gains, including homes and shares, to trap Australians in “financial slavery” – despite claims circulating on social media. The Labor government’s proposed tax changes would apply only to unrealised gains in superannuation balances of more than $3 million, not all unrealised gains. Unrealised gains are “paper profits” – increases in the value of assets such as properties or shares that haven’t been sold yet.

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

A senior National Party politician is clouding the truth with claims that solar panels can’t be recycled in Australia. Experts say the glass and metal frames from solar panels are being recycled locally, with several Australia-based companies saying they can recycle up to 90% of the component materials. Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack made the claim during an interview with ABC News 24, where he welcomed the .

1 month ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

Millions of Australians are casting their votes after an election campaign marred by both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton accusing each other of making false claims. In that respect, both the prime minister and opposition leader are correct — AAP FactCheck has debunked more than a dozen claims from both major parties in the past few months.