[2026-05-18 10:35 UTC+10:00] [State of Origin] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: James Tedesco returns to Blues for 2026 State of Origin series opener

Snippet: NSW coach Laurie Daley names six debutants for game 1

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/18/james-tedesco-nsw-blues-2026-state-of-origin-queensland-maroons

[2026-05-18 10:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Fast, destructive and highly visible': The arson tactic taking over crime wars

Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-news-visible-expert-on-recent-alleged-arson-attacks/9ee3971e-63f9-4f01-b5bb-0ce4f88d591f

[2026-05-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s best blind bowlers compete for glory on the green – in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenCurtis, 47, from Perth Bowling club lost both eyes in a 2023 gas explosion at his workplace. His brother came across a Facebook page run by Howard, the president of the Australian Blind Bowlers Association. Curtis, who has been bowling for two and a half years, is considered a B1, which means he has no eyesight at allShareView image in fullscreenCurtus with Howard, his director – a sighted guide who helps the bowler with alignment and delivery

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/18/australias-best-blind-bowlers-compete-for-glory-on-the-green-in-pictures

[2026-05-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Health and Wellbeing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Australia's diphtheria outbreak may have claimed its first life

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/one-person-dead-in-australias-diphtheria-outbreak/k7iqeep7p

[2026-05-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Ex-Qantas boss seeks to launch new budget Australian airline

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-kelly-zinc-budget-airline/jsn62xbx2

[2026-05-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Rainy days ahead for much of eastern Australia, as a dry winter looms

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rain-forecast-super-el-nino-may-2026/o3abnisxu

[2026-05-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Farmers given new weapon in fight against mouse plague gripping rural Australia

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mouse-plague-australia-2026-zp50/n1qgbp8fl

[2026-05-18 09:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Highway inferno after car torn in half in Sydney crash

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/car-smashes-into-pole-bursts-into-fire-villawood-sydney/399191f7-6582-4aab-9760-5540d955c4b5

[2026-05-18 09:32 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Brisbane’s wet weather to clear for cold nights mid-week

Snippet: A rainy start to the week is expected to drag through to mid-Tuesday, but overnight temperatures could plummet after a nationwide cloud band lifts mid-week.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-s-wet-weather-to-clear-for-cold-nights-mid-week-20260518-p5zxz1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 09:31 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: WA news LIVE: WA dairy workers strike for better pay

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-news-live-wa-dairy-workers-strike-for-better-pay-20260518-p5zy03.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Make it legal next time': Another blistering 100m for Aussie Nketia

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 9:19am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/eddie-nketia-smashes-australian-all-conditions-100m-record-again/106691106

[2026-05-18 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: How an Australian designer's fashion fame spurred a mental health unravelling

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 8:53am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/rochelle-gregory-rocky-rafaela-fashion-mental-health/106677864

[2026-05-18 08:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Teenage bike swarms in Melbourne draw Victoria Police attention

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/teenage-bike-swarms-in-melbourne-draw-victoria-police-attention-20260517-p5zxw8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 07:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Teen girls charged after alleged violent Sydney CBD spree

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/teen-girls-charged-alleged-assault-bus-driver-tourists-sydney-cbd/e97b39fb-0cc1-49bf-b891-efb45d8c56db

[2026-05-18 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 1.2 million Queensland homes without compliant smoke alarms near deadline

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 7:33am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/smoke-alarm-deadline-all-owner-occupied-homes-queensland/106639064

[2026-05-18 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: NSW police make 993 arrests in four-day domestic violence sweep

Snippet: Police laid 2,063 charges and conducted 1,847 bail compliance checks in operation targeting offenders with a history of domestic violence. Follow today’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/18/australia-news-live-nsw-victoria-queensland-politics-labor-liberal-coalition-melbourne-sydney-brisbane-economy-weather-ntwnfb

[2026-05-18 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Meet the women rangers in Central Australia working to protect country

Snippet: Among the desert landscapes and the magnificent rock formations iconic to Central Australia are the Aboriginal rangers who care for the land.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/nt-aboriginal-ranger-camp-women-rangers-protecting-country/106678228

[2026-05-18 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia news LIVE: Support for Labor, Albanese slumps after budget, new polling shows; Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda declared public health emergency

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-support-for-labor-albanese-slumps-after-budget-20260518-p5zxyg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 06:40 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Norway's princess does first event in Sydney

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/norways-princess-does-first-event-in-sydney-20260518-p5zxym.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Elk have been spotted in the wild in SA. Where did they come from?

Snippet: Topic:Agricultural Pest Control

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/elk-spotted-south-east-south-australia-mystery/106675408

[2026-05-18 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Elsie Adamo

Snippet: Elsie is the rural reporter for ABC South East SA. Returning to the region after working in Canberra, Elsie is passionate about finding local Limestone Coast news and stories. She has written for newspapers in Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Mount Gambier, Millicent and Penola before joining the ABC.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/elsie-adamo/101844974

[2026-05-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rays vencen 6-3 a Marlins para conseguir su victoria 18 en sus últimos 22 juegos

Snippet: El tercera base de los Rays de Tampa Bay, Junior Caminero, reacciona luego de que el equipo derrotara a los Marlins de Miami durante un partido de béisbol el domingo 17 de mayo de 2026, en St. Petersburg, Florida. (Foto AP/Chris O’Meara)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/marlins-miami-rays-tampa-bay-ca9ec6b1305cfa42bda728581e9893b6

[2026-05-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: New foreshore plan for historic Sydney park revealed

Snippet: Topic:Urban Development and Planning

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/callan-park-foreshore-master-plan-sydney-inner-west-cafe-hope/106674376

[2026-05-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Students of newly merged Adelaide University protest changing of graduation venue

Snippet: Topic:Higher Education

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/students-protest-graduation-venue-change/106685318

[2026-05-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: More rain forecast for south-east Queensland before temperatures plummet

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 6:01am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/queensland-weather-more-rain-temperatures-drop/106689612

[2026-05-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Huge failure’: Lack of action on disability inquiry’s findings prompts fears of violence

Snippet: People with disability will face increased rates of violence and abuse, advocates warn, after new analysis revealed just 3 per cent of the more than 200 recommendations from the disability royal commission have been implemented.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/huge-failure-lack-of-action-on-disability-inquiry-s-findings-prompts-fears-of-violence-20260512-p5zvwk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: This charity receives millions from the government. Workers say conditions were 'like a jail'

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/palm-scheme-workers-report-poor-conditions-at-madec-australia/euapzq4da

[2026-05-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: 'Huge step forward': Ozempic endorsed to treat obesity and heart disease in Australian first

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/semaglutide-medications-recommended-for-heart-disease/lbydv1dvt

[2026-05-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: A stranger assaulted Hannah on a tram. She may never have reported him if not for this

Snippet: Hannah didn’t pay much attention to the man in her train carriage at first.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-stranger-assaulted-hannah-on-a-tram-she-may-never-have-reported-him-if-not-for-this-20260513-p5zwdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Police taskforce launches major investigation into Metro Tunnel rort

Snippet: A specialist police taskforce has launched a major investigation into a multimillion-dollar Metro Tunnel rort that Big Build officials and contractors knew about for months but never formally relayed to police.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-taskforce-launches-major-investigation-into-metro-tunnel-rort-20260517-p5zxv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The dilemma Wallabies and All Blacks face when players head overseas

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 5:17am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/australia-wallabies-new-zealand-all-blacks-super-rugby-pacific/106690066

[2026-05-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Queer nightclub in Melbourne 'uninsurable' for two years

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 5:15am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/queer-nightclub-in-melbourne-uninsurable-for-two-years/106622544

[2026-05-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Andi Yu

Snippet: Andi Yu is a journalist and digital producer for ABC News Melbourne. She has formerly worked as reporter for Australian Associated Press in Melbourne and Sydney.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/andi-yu/101931434

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: It began with one simple oval: Inside the $20 million saga plaguing a Sydney council

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/it-began-with-one-simple-oval-inside-the-20-million-saga-plaguing-a-sydney-council-20260504-p5zthn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The secret list of banned hospital patients that’s endangering paramedics

Snippet: Victorian public hospitals are using secret “not welcome lists” to ban aggressive patients in a move paramedics argue is putting them and patients at risk as they are turned away from emergency departments.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-secret-list-of-banned-hospital-patients-that-s-endangering-paramedics-20260511-p5zvq8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney’s first electric ferry two years off as ambitions for entire fleet sink

Snippet: Sydney will receive its first electric ferry two years later than originally planned as ambitions to electrify or use hydrogen to power the entire state government-owned fleet of 40 vessels by 2035 are set to be dashed.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-first-electric-ferry-two-years-off-as-ambitions-for-entire-fleet-sink-20260511-p5zvrb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Concert-goers pay’: Ticket levy could raise $3m for Sydney’s struggling music scene

Snippet: Consumers should pay a tax on concert tickets at major stadiums in NSW to fund the state’s struggling local live music scene, three peak industry associations say.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/concert-goers-pay-ticket-levy-could-raise-3m-for-sydney-s-struggling-music-scene-20260513-p5zwjo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Former Bentley and One Penny Red chefs bring a touch of Gidley glamour to the east

Snippet: When restaurant, bar and live music venue The Hideaway opens at Bondi Junction next week, a caviar trolley will lap the room, bombe Alaska will be served tableside and a two-pronged chefs’ hatted act will grace its kitchen. RJ Lines, the chef and co-owner at Petersham’s now closed One Penny Red, and former Cirrus and Bentley head chef James Tai have joined the start-up.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/sydney-eating-out/former-bentley-and-one-penny-red-chefs-bring-a-touch-of-gidley-glamour-to-the-east-20260515-p5zxa0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Steel mill becomes nation’s first to switch on mostly green power

Snippet: A steel mill on the industrial edge of Melbourne has become the first in Australia to draw more than half of its power from renewable energy sources, marking a step forward in the push to clean up one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/steel-mill-becomes-nation-s-first-to-switch-on-mostly-green-power-20260517-p5zxtt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Repeated acts of deceit’: Bankrupt businessman behind bars

Snippet: A twice-bankrupted, twice-jailed pretend property developer is back behind bars, this time for contempt of court.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/repeated-acts-of-deceit-bankrupt-businessman-behind-bars-20260517-p5zxvn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Tax is a great motivator but will Labor's changes fix Australia's housing mess?

Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:58am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/nostalgia-for-past-tax-system-from-labor-and-coalition/106689472

[2026-05-18 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Push for Australia to extract helium as Iran war impacts global supply

Snippet: Topic:Natural Resources

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/push-for-austraila-to-extract-helium-as-iran-war-impacts-supply/106666710

[2026-05-18 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander se perfila como el gran favorito al MVP de la NBA

Snippet: El base del Thunder de Oklahoma City Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebra con los aficionados la victoria en el juego 4 de la primera ronda de los playoffs de la NBA ante los Suns de Phoenix el lunes 27 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Ross D. Franklin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nba-mvp-gilgeous-alexander-d719eacc7b187dc098c2f0a648d5831e

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Gee, Melbourne are great to watch. Steven King saw the future and ran with it | Jonathan Horn

Snippet: This isn’t the dead cat bounce of a new coach. They smashed Hawthorn in every facet of the game to show they are a serious AFL team

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2026/may/18/melbourne-hawthorn-afl-steven-king-future

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, Australian experts warn

Snippet: Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, coalition says, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secret

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/big-tobacco-is-exploiting-fears-of-the-illicit-market-to-unwind-health-gains-australian-experts-warn

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Supermarkets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Toothbrushes, ice-cream and frozen pizza: data reveals how Coles and Woolworths switch promotions in sync

Snippet: Analysis shows in some cases the switch from promotional to full price happens almost simultaneously in Australia’s two biggest supermarkets

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/toothbrushes-ice-cream-and-frozen-pizza-data-reveals-how-coles-and-woolworths-switch-promotions-in-sync

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Want to buy a house in Sydney? Be prepared to pay nearly $120k over the advertised price

Snippet: Underquoting is rife across the country with Melbourne the only capital where more properties sell below the guide than above

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/want-to-buy-a-house-in-sydney-be-prepared-to-pay-nearly-120k-over-the-advertised-price

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Sway a crowd, wear a martyr’s crown: how one NSW politician went from scandal to political success – and wrote a playbook still used today

Snippet: At the turn of last century, an ambitious young solicitor caused a scandal in a high-profile murder case. Years later he was a political leader in a new nation. How did he do it?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/richard-denis-meagher-nsw-solicitor-politician-the-stained-man-book

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Can electric trucks win over Australia’s fossil fuel die hards? Or is diesel here for the long haul?

Snippet: Amid soaring fuel prices, the government announced $3.2bn to store a billion more litres of diesel and jet fuel. What about just using less of it?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/18/can-electric-trucks-win-over-australias-fossil-fuel-die-hards-or-is-diesel-here-for-the-long-haul

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Coles] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Coles caught red handed, so what next? – podcast

Snippet: Australian retailers are on notice after the federal court handed down a landmark judgment against the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain. Coles was found to have misled shoppers by promoting discounts that were not real after the Australian consumer watchdog launched legal action in 2024.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/18/coles-caught-red-handed-so-what-next-full-story-podcast