Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Basketball] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne United’s new multimillionaire owners have backed the governance and leadership of National Basketball League boss Larry Kestelman, declaring the burgeoning competition is on the right trajectory.
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[2026-05-13 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pacific black ducks are facing an existential threat in Tasmania, conservationists say. (Supplied: Eric J Woehler)
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[2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Coalition’s promised cash surplus could only be achieved through major infrastructure or service cuts, a leading economist has warned, as government modelling claims Opposition Leader Jess Wilson faces a budget black hole in the tens of billions of dollars.
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[2026-05-13 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft have a radar with a range of 400 kilometres. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-05-13 05:15 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man is armed with a hammer, strangles his ex-partner, douses his home in petrol and threatens to set it alight. Another robs his former partner at gunpoint while a third slaughters his family dog.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian rugby is in danger of losing its hottest rising star to the PNG Chiefs, with teenage sensation Treyvon Pritchard a priority target for the NRL’s cashed-up new club.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It was a line straight out of US President Donald Trump’s playbook. “Bye bye to the ABC,” Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff, James Ashby, said as he ejected two journalists working for the public broadcaster’s rural service from a media event on Friday, less than 24 hours before polls opened in the NSW byelection for Farrer.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The World’s Longest Lunch just got extended.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Shade will be finally installed on Victoria Bridge, but a full expansion of the Metro seems unlikely to be finished in time for the 2032 Olympic Games, according to a leaked draft of the council’s transport legacy plan.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW and Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo will spend time in the front-row this Origin series to help cover the loss of Payne Haas, at least for game one, and largely because the Blues have the luxury of welcoming the return of premium lock Cameron Murray.
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[2026-05-13 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Classical Music
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[2026-05-13 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth council is set to spend $50,000 to launch an independent review of its planning department after ongoing complaints from residents.
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[2026-05-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With property values surging across the country, it turns out even regional towns aren’t exempt from the housing price boom.
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[2026-05-13 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El italiano Jannik Sinner celebra tras vencer a su compatriota Andrea Pellegrino en el Abierto de Italia el martes 12 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-13 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ecuatoriano Jhonatan Narváez celebra su victoria en la cuarta etapa del Giro de Italia, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Cosenza, Italia. (Gian Mattia d’Alberto/LaPresse vía AP)
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[2026-05-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Reviews & advice] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: 25hours Hotel The Olympia, Paddington, Sydney
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[2026-05-13 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abolishing negative gearing for new investors, overhauling the capital gains tax discount and major cuts to the NDIS were were all expected in Tuesday night's budget. But what else was in there, and what does Jim Chalmers' 2026 budget mean for Australians? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains this year's winners, losers and surprises
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[2026-05-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Select the federal budget topics you’re interested in to get the news tailored for you
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[2026-05-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Teen movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It has heartthrobs and a classic soundtrack, but the true resonance of this John Marsden adaptation is its portrayal of growing up in a world rapidly destroyed before your eyes
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[2026-05-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Corsetry, frills and floor-length gowns are firm favourites for a new wave of female designers showing at Australian fashion week
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[2026-05-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra security
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[2026-05-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’s
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[2026-05-13 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Brisbane
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[2026-05-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: There will be 35,000 more migrants in Australia this financial year than previously expected, driven by fewer foreigners on temporary visas leaving, according to the budget papers.Immigration surged following the pandemic as the influx caught up from years of border restrictions, peaking at more than 550,000 in 2022-23, but has been steadily dropping since.The latest figures put net overseas migration at 295,000 in 2025-26 and 245,000 in 2026-27, up from last year's estimates of 260,000 this financial year and 225,000
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[2026-05-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Racing Victoria has sensationally backflipped on its decision to appoint Dr Glenn Robertson-Smith as its new chief vet just one day after announcing he would be starting in the role.
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[2026-05-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down what he calls the most important budget in decades. As Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to cause chaos around the world, and support for One Nation surges in Australia, the treasurer insists this is a budget that will ease economic pressures.But does the bold rhetoric stack up?
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[2026-05-12 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Parliament House in Canberra. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says, "We're delivering a fairer tax system for workers, first home buyers and future generations." (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-12 21:22 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia’s resources industry says Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers appears to have recognised the importance of the mining sector in funding the nation’s big spends, after he highlighted the impact the ongoing conflict in Iran and the rising oil price has had on this year’s budget.
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[2026-05-12 21:07 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-05-12 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
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[2026-05-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Andrew Brown of Bowling Alley Point “hit the big smoke to see my grandsons play soccer and was astounded to hear (twice) kids asking for a time qualification, as in: ‘How long until I go back on, Mum?’ ‘Just under 10 minutes’ ‘How many Blueys is that?’ ‘One and a bit’.
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[2026-05-12 20:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a tip say it is a difficult day after prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against her accused killer.Marat Ganiev, 55, had been accused of killing Isla Bell in the early hours of October 7, 2024, before hiding her body in a fridge.Her remains were found at a rubbish tip in Melbourne's south-east six weeks later.LIVE UPDATES: Why 75,000 is the crucial number in tonight's budgetThe remains of Victorian teenager
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[2026-05-12 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Euphoria” is once again facing backlash, with Sydney Sweeney going topless in the show’s most explicit scene this season.
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[2026-05-12 20:23 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Plans to allow new apartment towers in Wynnum have cleared their final hurdle, as a new commercial complex in the suburb was announced by the city’s investment fund.
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[2026-05-12 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property experts say the generational tax changes in Jim Chalmers’ budget, although well intended, will do little to address the most pressing crisis confronting Victoria’s moribund housing market – the prohibitive cost of building homes.
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[2026-05-12 19:59 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With some long-awaited sanity on housing and taxes, including CGT and negative gearing changes, it’s one of the most important for good – but will still leave some out in the cold
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[2026-05-12 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budget
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[2026-05-12 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Worst-case scenario modelling by Treasury shows oil prices as high as $200 a barrel in September quarter and inflation at 7.25% due to Iran war
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[2026-05-12 19:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-12 19:52 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 below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-05-12 19:48 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Negative gearing, capital gains tax and family trusts are all facing a big shake-up in the name of intergenerational fairness. How will it all work?
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[2026-05-12 19:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The federal government’s investment in state infrastructure will leave NSW with less road funding per person than Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government has unveiled a daring overhaul of property tax to slug investors and help more first homebuyers enter the market – a move likely to be felt most acutely by Queenslanders.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: NDIS changes foreshadowed by health minister Mark Butler will drastically reduce access to the scheme, with nearly 700 staff positions to go at NDIA
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[2026-05-12 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor’s ambitious and politically risky tax reform aims to help first home buyers and foster intergenerational fairness
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[2026-05-12 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jim Chalmers, determined not to miss his reform moment more than four years into government, has backed the largest change to Australia’s sclerotic tax system since the Howard era
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[2026-05-12 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The language of generational change is everywhere in this budget. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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