Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-14 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Fremantle
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[2026-08-14 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Super League have confirmed that they have received an investment offer from the Australian Rugby League Commission.
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[2026-08-13 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bangladesh bowler Ebadot Hossain was sure he had dismissed Steve Smith only for the Australia batter to be reprieved by the Snicko technology
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[2026-08-13 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Air transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two planes came close to collision on the runway on Sunday – hours after another near miss – making a total of three in recent weeks
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[2026-08-13 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PERTH, Australia — An Australian jury on Thursday convicted a former Catholic bishop renowned for hosting alcohol-fueled house parties of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men.
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[2026-08-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Penny Wong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign affairs minister and first Asian-Australian to serve in federal cabinet to use Lowy Institute address to criticise politicians stoking racial divisions
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[2026-08-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ken Arnold of Leura can back up Rhoda Silber’s remark about the incongruous snow situation in Johannesburg (C8). “I can recall what was probably the same occurrence, around September 1981. A colleague in Johannesburg decided that, being the dry season, it was the ideal time renovate their roof. The day after removing the roof, it didn’t rain – it snowed.”
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[2026-08-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong will paint Pauline Hanson’s call for a monoculture as a major threat to national security, making the case that Australia’s diversity is a bulwark against global instability while reaffirming that regional diplomacy is Labor’s top priority.
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[2026-08-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police say Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre was put into lockdown after shots were fired on Thursday evening. (Google Street View)
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[2026-08-13 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El exobispo Broome Christopher Saunders llega a la Corte de Distrito de Australia Occidental en Perth, el 11 de agosto de 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AAP)
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[2026-08-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-08-13 19:55 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dineth Fernando – who moved to Australia with his family in February – says he just needed to ‘find the word and play – that’s all’
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[2026-08-13 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An air traffic control mix-up has contributed to a third runway take-off incident at Sydney Airport in as many weeks. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-13 19:44 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Shocking vision has emerged of the moment a toddlers legs were caught in a bus, as it pulls away, dragging the child and an adult behind it.
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[2026-08-13 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Christopher Saunders, 76, is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal
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[2026-08-13 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Australian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Christopher Saunders, 76, is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Round 24 of the NRL season kicks off tonight with Penrith Panthers hosting the Sydney Roosters.
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A north shore private school wants to buy an entire public road so it can expand its senior campus.
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two Melbourne universities are not accepting applications from Iranian students to study research degrees such as PhDs, as they take a hardline approach to complying with federal government sanctions.
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Irvine: Dolphins star Isaac Cooper says he has been gagged by Swimming Australia and warned not to speak publicly about a drinking incident at the Commonwealth Games, while claiming head coach Rohan Taylor offered him the option of standing down as a team leader.
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A $1.2 billion levy that was designed to significantly improve Victoria’s problem-plagued mental health system has resulted in only a small overall funding increase, frustrating advocates and experts who say it is not working as the royal commission intended.
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[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Union delegate Marcus Faulkner doesn’t like to talk much about the political views of his colleagues at the Tomago Aluminium smelter, but in the afterglow of the $2.5 billion bailout announced on Thursday, he’s willing to admit it can’t have hurt Labor.
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[2026-08-13 19:26 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nick Reece likes to recount that he spent his first day as lord mayor volunteering at the Salvos, but now he is scrambling to repair his relationship with the Salvation Army and Melbourne City Mission after failing to deliver promised funding.
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[2026-08-13 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Darryl Valroy Young has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. (ABC News: Carole Howlett)
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[2026-08-13 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court rules prosecutors have failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt Ami Chan carried laser pointers and spray paint for illegal purposes in 2019
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[2026-08-13 19:25 UTC+10:00] [social unrest] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court rules prosecutors have failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt Ami Chan carried laser pointers and spray paint for illegal purposes in 2019
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[2026-08-13 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Australia women's cricket team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cricket Australia boss backs women’s vice-captain’s leadership
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[2026-08-13 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Tuesday, Aug.11, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AAP)
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[2026-08-13 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Earlier this year Peter Malinauskas revealed the state was set to host the Australian MotoGP from 2027. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-13 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ash Gardner (pictured) will remain the vice-captain of Australia's women's cricket team despite her involvement with a younger teammate. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
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[2026-08-13 18:59 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christopher Alan Saunders found guilty of 13 sex offences in West Australian district court on Thursday. He was acquitted of six other charges
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[2026-08-13 18:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Investigators are probing the third safety incident at Sydney Airport in less than three weeks after a Virgin plane was forceD to abort take-off after discovering a Qantas plane on its runway.
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[2026-08-13 18:48 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-13 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Darwin: Australia’s first day of Test cricket since January left them badly shown up by Bangladesh and will make the brutal 20 matches in 12 months look like a tour of duty set to end more than a few careers.
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[2026-08-13 18:27 UTC+10:00] [Australia cricket team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: First Test, day one: Australia 198; Bangladesh 96 for 1 in Darwin
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[2026-08-13 18:23 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thousands of students ditched class to march against One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and her policies in Melbourne as part of a nationwide protest.
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[2026-08-13 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Weatherald and Green departed cheaply, while Smith enjoyed a hat-trick of reprieves on day one in Darwin. (Getty Images)
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[2026-08-13 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: 48-year-old Conrad Lardner was taken to Campbelltown Police Station on May 17 and charged with murder. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-13 17:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Exhibition station has been upgraded to better accommodate crowds.Credit:Morgan Roberts
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[2026-08-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Children held in Queensland’s youth detention centres are effectively being contained to their cells for the next week, as workers go ahead with a threatened strike.
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[2026-08-13 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia — The Jonas Brothers will perform at halftime of the NFL's season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
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[2026-08-13 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Angelique Donnellan
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[2026-08-13 17:33 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-08-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the nation’s highest-ranking Catholics has been found guilty of indecently and sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men while he worked across outback Australia.
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[2026-08-13 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been found guilty of sexual offences. (ABC News: David Weber)
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[2026-08-13 17:07 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Darwin: Ash Gardner has been endorsed to continue as Australia’s vice captain by the Cricket Australia board, but will have to leave any leadership meeting when the selection of her partner Georgia Voll is discussed.
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[2026-08-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A year after giving Midnight Moose his first trial, at age four, Canberra trainer Rob Potter is dreaming of a Country Championships campaign and a first Highway Handicap win with the “highly strung” talent.
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[2026-08-13 16:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria is set to record its highest number of infections from a dangerous bacterium that causes violent illness and has hospitalised two children with kidney failure.
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[2026-08-13 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Plans for the North Queensland Cowboys to build a leagues club south of Brisbane have been criticised by the local mayor, who labelled the proposed venue a “pokie palace”.
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[2026-08-13 16:49 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The three teenagers are students at Scots College, one of Sydney’s oldest boys’ private schools
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