One year into the Albanese government, RMIT ABC Fact Check has relaunched the Election Promise Tracker to follow the progress of pledges made during the 2022 election campaign.
Over the next two years the fact check team will monitor the progress of 64 key commitments made by the Albanese government, with a final summary to be published when the next election is called.
The online tool shows the ‘live’ status of promises using five categories: delivered, in progress, stalled, thwarted or broken. Promises can be searched by status or policy area.
Currently the tracker shows that in the first year of government, 18 promises have been delivered while another 40 are in progress and six are stalled.
Russell Skelton, Director of RMIT ABC Fact Check, said the promise tracker would not only hold the government to account but keep the public fully informed about its success in delivering what was promised.
“Holding governments to account for their election promises is a key aspect of the democratic process,” he said.
“Informed voters are essential for the health of our democracy, especially when the public is constantly bombarded with misinformation and disinformation on social media.”
The interactive promise tracker was first launched in 2014 and fast became a popular and much relied on source of information for politicians and their staff, students and the general public.
In response to the unprecedented impact of the pandemic on government decision-making, the tracker was shelved in 2020.
