Peter Dutton

Article summary

Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2022 to 2025. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for the Queensland division of Dickson from 2001 to 2025. Dutton previously held various ministerial positions in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments. Dutton grew up in Brisbane. He worked as a police officer in the Queensland Police for nearly a decade upon leaving school, and later ran a construction business with his father. He joined the Liberal Party as a teenager and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2001 election, at the age of 30. Following the 2004 election, he was appointed as Minister for Employment Participation. In January 2006, Dutton was promoted to Assistant Treasurer under Peter Costello. After the defeat of the Liberal-National Coalition at the 2007 election, he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Health, a role he held for the next six years. Upon the victory of the Coalition at the 2013 election, Dutton was appointed Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. He was moved to the role of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in December 2014, where he played a key role in overseeing Operation Sovereign Borders.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1970-11-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1970-11-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. members: 30,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 2018-09-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1970-11-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1970-11-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the members is "30,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "2018-09-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375864650