Claim: Australia has 85,000 fewer apprentices and trainees since 2013, when the coalition took government.
Fact-check: Labor nearly nails it on apprentice and trainee numbers
Verdict: mostly true. official data for march 2021 shows 83,000 fewer apprenticeships and traineeships since 2013. however, recent interim figures show a smaller gap.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-12-17T00:00:00