Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: MUSICMassive Attack ★★★★★Rod Laver Arena, August 11
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[2026-08-12 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australian bowlers Josh Hazlewood, left, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, second right, and Pat Cummins, right, hold the Ashes trophy as they celebrate at the end the last day of their Ashes cricket test match against England in Sydney, Jan. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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[2026-08-12 11:48 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gave his best mate Jean-Claude Perrottet “kickbacks” from a Catholic Schools NSW contract he secured because he wanted his to boost his friend’s income, a corruption inquiry has heard.
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[2026-08-12 11:47 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW government has demanded an explanation from the health watchdog over its suspension on the sale of defibrillators used in the state’s ambulances.
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[2026-08-12 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los dominicanos Otto López y Esteury Ruiz, de los Marlins de Miami, festejan la victoria sobre los Piratas de Pittsburgh, el martes 11 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Marta Lavandier)
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[2026-08-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former NSW building commissioner David Chandler says he would be willing to return to public life to address “absolute market failure” in the missing middle apartment sector, laying down his solution to address the state’s housing crisis by building thousands of cheaper dwellings for those who have been priced out.
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[2026-08-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Irvine: Several days after skipping the final night of swimming at the Commonwealth Games to go out drinking instead of supporting his Australian teammates and attending a mandatory team meeting, Isaac Cooper posted a photo to Instagram with a beer emoji in the caption that raised eyebrows.
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[2026-08-12 11:27 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gellung Warl, which was established as part of the treaty process, says bill would erode the basic rights of people in prison
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[2026-08-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Coalition will work with One Nation on a legally questionable attempt to ban Australian citizens linked to overseas terrorist groups from returning, as Labor sledges the parties’ cooperation on a bill they say is constitutionally unviable.
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[2026-08-12 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Australian police and policing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Officers – correctly – may not have fully unzipped the bag containing the lifelike doll to avoid destroying evidence, one expert says
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[2026-08-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Awards and Prizes
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[2026-08-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 12 August 2026 6:15pm
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[2026-08-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 12 August 2026 1:09pm
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[2026-08-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 12 August 2026 3:58pm
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[2026-08-12 09:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 09:35 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Anthony Albanese’s comments about melons given to him by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi continue to make headlines weeks after they were made
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[2026-08-12 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police allege they seized multiple guns and ammunition at the Sunnyside Road home. (Supplied: NSW Police )
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[2026-08-12 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Steve Smith will once against play against Bangladesh. (Getty Images: /SOPA Images/LightRocket/Md Manik)
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[2026-08-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Helen Goh talks about combining the two sides of her life in her cookbook ‘Baking and the Meaning of Life’, which won a James Beard award
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[2026-08-12 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: You still have time to complete your census form. (Supplied: Australian Bureau of Statistics)
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[2026-08-12 09:03 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-12 08:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-08-12 08:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Sydney lawyer with links to the notorious Alameddine crime family has been charged with orchestrating an armed kidnapping and home invasion in Sydney’s western suburbs last year, months before he survived an underworld shooting that killed his close associate.
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[2026-08-12 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Victoria Gotti and her son, Carmine Agnello attend a news conference for the film “Gotti: Three Generations,” on April 12, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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[2026-08-12 08:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 08:10 UTC+10:00] [Whales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chantelle Smith was with her daughter on Sunday morning on K'gari when they came across a stranded juvenile humpback whale. After she recorded this footage, a number of other local volunteers arrived to keep the animal wet. The juvenile mammal became trapped on a sandbank at the southern entrance of Wathumba Creek, sparking an immediate rescue effort from local beachgoers and wildlife authorities.
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[2026-08-12 07:27 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A north-western Sydney council embroiled in an anti-corruption inquiry has dumped a proposal to increase transparency regarding secret and closed-door meetings, saying it was neither practical nor necessary to document every interaction with lobbyists or property developers.
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[2026-08-12 07:27 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A north-western Sydney council that triggered an anti-corruption inquiry has dumped a proposal to increase transparency regarding secret and closed-door meetings, saying it was neither practical nor necessary to document every interaction with lobbyists or property developers.
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[2026-08-12 07:23 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Policy comes as debate continues over causes of and solutions to housing issues. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-08-12 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The City of Perth's ban on e-scooters resulted in a significant reduction in emergency department presentations. (ABC News: Glyn Jones)
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[2026-08-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Hospitality Industry
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[2026-08-12 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The health watchdog has banned a man from providing any health service in Victoria for at least 12 weeks. (Unsplash: Frederick Medina)
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[2026-08-12 06:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-12 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An art installation in a major Parramatta shopping centre combines LGBTQ+ experiences with cultural and linguistic identity. (Supplied: Garry Trinh)
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[2026-08-12 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The City of Yarra has voted to put an affordable housing project at Collingwood Town Hall on hold. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-12 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 12 August 2026 5:41am
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[2026-08-12 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The standing committee heard that Tasmanian children suffered "significant blows" to their "educational trajectories" if they received a late ADHD diagnosis. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-08-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After several years plagued by management volatility and financial strife, Opera Australia is pitching its 2027 season as one of stability and renewed ambition with a varied slate of productions for Sydney and Melbourne. The new season ranges from a new David McVicar production of Wagner’s Tannhäuser to a family-friendly, steampunk Magic Flute, two major Australian operas and the return of Gilbert and Sullivan to the Sydney Opera House.
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[2026-08-12 05:01 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Sydney has emerged as the state’s most dynamic entrepreneurial hub and is on track to have more businesses that employ staff than eastern Sydney within 15 years.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Construction of a new seven-lane bridge in Sydney’s north to relieve a notorious road bottleneck is running late due to delays in awarding a major contract for the $220 million project.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Irvine, California: From an Australian trying to end one of swimming’s most extraordinary winning streaks to a first glimpse at some of the rivalries that could define the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine this week are about more than just medals.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The developer of Rozelle Village has been warned it will be in breach of NSW government approval conditions if it fails to deliver a Wests Tigers leagues club as promised within the $285 million mixed-use complex.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of Brisbane’s most dangerous stretches of road is set to get a new two-way bike path and upgraded footpaths, with the council revealing its preferred design.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Defibrillators used in NSW’s ambulances have been failing at disappointing rates and are “by no means acceptable”, a director at the emergency service has told paramedics.
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[2026-08-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most companies at risk of being dragged into a corporate scandal will do anything to get out of the blast zone. They’ll spin, distract and turn on each other. Just ask KPMG. In 2023 its chief executive Andrew Yates said the decision by staff at his rival, PwC, to leak details of a confidential Australian government tax crackdown was “clearly unethical and unacceptable”.
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