Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 14:31 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The federal budget is set to be handed down on Tuesday evening, with major promises for Western Australia including big spending on infrastructure and housing already announced.
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[2026-05-12 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Michelin Guide is coming to South Australia to publish its first Australian edition next year, after the state government brokered a multimillion-dollar deal that Tourism Australia twice declined.
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[2026-05-12 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jack Alex Cullen, 25, pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in the Supreme Court of Queensland. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)
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[2026-05-12 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Australian musician has been forced to cut short his North America tour after officials banned him from re-entering the US, prompting an apology from his girlfriend over an online post about Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-12 14:18 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A $20 million fund which the Allan government promised would turbocharge the industries of the future has been axed 18 months after it was announced, having not provided any grants.
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[2026-05-12 14:13 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Plans to ban short-stay accommodation in some areas and require operators to apply for a permit have been scrapped, with the lord mayor in part blaming expected tax changes in the federal budget.
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[2026-05-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The owner of the property where Dezi Freeman murdered two police has told of his efforts to help a third officer gravely injured in the shooting.
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[2026-05-12 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A scathing parliamentary report has accused two of Premier Chris Minns’ closest advisers of making false statements under oath, and Transport Minister John Graham of being “dishonest” in evidence during an inquiry into Labor’s controversial $37.2 million grants scheme.
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[2026-05-12 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Transport Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-05-12 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:People With Disability
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[2026-05-12 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The acting chancellor of the Australian National University in Canberra has confirmed four more members of the university council have resigned. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-05-12 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marat Ganiev will instead be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice over death of 19-year-old whose body was found in tip
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[2026-05-12 13:41 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An $812 million federal investment into critical works on the Bruce Highway has broken a promise forged between the state and federal governments last year, Queensland’s transport minister says.
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[2026-05-12 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Greg Jennett has been reporting politics in the Canberra Parliament House Bureau for more than a decade; first for radio, then television news. A journalist for 20 years, he has covered elections, leadership challenges, Pacific Island affairs, the Olympics and has reported on Defence matters through the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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[2026-05-12 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Organised Crime
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[2026-05-12 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brandon Valenzuela, izquierda, receptor de los Azulejos de Toronto, está cabizbajo mientras Jonathan Aranda, derecha, de los Rays de Tampa Bay celebra después de batear un jonrón solitario durante la quinta entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas del lunes 11 de mayo de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-12 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Natalie Jones is ABC Education's Perth-based digital content creator, making educational videos and free resources for teachers and children.
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[2026-05-12 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australian foreign minister Penny Wong announced new sanctions and travel bans against seven Iranian individuals and four entities, accusing Iran of ongoing repression and regional destabilisation.
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[2026-05-12 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Isla Bell's remains were discovered at a tip in November 2024, six weeks after she was last seen entering Marat Ganiev's apartment. (Supplied)
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[2026-05-12 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian retail billionaire Brett Blundy’s company has been accused of corporate espionage and hiring executives with a history of sexual harassment allegations by the Victoria’s Secret board, which is fending off his bid to control the iconic lingerie brand.
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[2026-05-12 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling on governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals
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[2026-05-12 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A passenger on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak. (Reuters: Hannah McKay)
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[2026-05-12 12:09 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Farrer win casts shadow over budget as government signals it’s alive to populist rightwing threat
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[2026-05-12 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: And unlike Canberra, most people can’t afford another deficit
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gout Gout, right, waves while winning the junior 100-meter race at the Australian Athletics Junior Championship in Brisbane, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-05-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-12 11:50 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Canterbury boss Phil Gould has declared his opposition to the NRL offering salary cap relief to the Perth Bears as one of the new team’s board members indicated they were hoping to have strict rules on third-party deals relaxed for them.
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[2026-05-12 11:48 UTC+10:00] [Gout Gout] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 18-year-old follows in A-listers’ footsteps on popular US show
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[2026-05-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As Sydney’s housing crisis deepens, potential solutions may lie beyond Australia’s borders, where many global cities are grappling with similar pressures including rising land and construction costs, rapid population growth, and supply failing to keep pace with demand.
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[2026-05-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A mayor who wrote a letter of support for a man charged with child grooming is refusing to resign, arguing calls for him to stand down are part of a politically and racially motivated campaign.
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[2026-05-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hospitality is insecure, unsafe and unequal for workers, says a damning new report by the Victorian Trades Hall Council, which surveyed 608 hospitality workers between July 2025 and March 2026.
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[2026-05-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tensions can run high when city views are at stake, and two couples owning property in a southside Brisbane suburb have discovered this the hard way in a clash over trees.
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[2026-05-12 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Gout Gout is part of a 75-strong team of Australian athletes. (Getty Images: Cameron Spencer)
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[2026-05-12 10:41 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation
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[2026-05-12 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Army soldier died during parachute training exercise. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-12 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Olivia Nunes-Malek
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[2026-05-12 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A man has been charged after allegedly stealing "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from a cash-in-transit vehicle in Hervey Bay.
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[2026-05-12 10:06 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-12 10:06 UTC+10:00] [Hantavirus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeks
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Two girls aged three and four died in hospital nine days after their car crashed in Viveash. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-12 09:30 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-12 08:55 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After two alleged break-ins and fires set off internal sprinklers and alarms, scorched walls and left signs of accelerant at childcare centres on Sydney’s upper north shore, staff wondered why someone would target the business.
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[2026-05-12 08:42 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Bullsbrook quarantine facility is one of three Centres for National Resilience built during COVID. (ABC News: Mitch Edgar)
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[2026-05-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street edged to fresh records, with the S&P 500 notching another closing high as chipmakers rallied, even though most stocks in the index fell.
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