Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-04 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A statewide coalition of 21 residents' groups will campaign to oppose the Victorian government's planning reforms, arguing councils and community members should have greater input into how their neighbourhoods are shaped by development.
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[2026-05-04 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s increased reliance on Asian fuel is putting the nation at risk of importing sanctioned Russian “blood oil” via third countries, experts and pro-Ukraine groups say, as the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens global energy supplies.
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[2026-05-04 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued an urgent warning about a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can find and exploit flaws in software at unprecedented speed and scale, and which experts fear could trigger the next wave of major data breaches.
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Oceania] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For good reason, Point Piper local Di Maloney is well known for her no-expense-spared parties: Guest lists of up to 800 people, free-flowing champagne, caviar stands, light shows, live entertainment, smoke machines, a state-of-the-art sound system and staging for her DJ son Ryan.
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mornington Peninsula locals got a taste of Melbourne’s inner-south east with the arrival of Breadcetera’s second outpost at the weekend. Following the success of the swanky sandwich shop and grocery store’s debut opposite Malvern East’s Central Park last year, it’s now making its mark in Mount Eliza, just a few kilometres back from the coastline.
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[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nir Golan was called a “dirty Jew” and was subjected to a Nazi salute by a stranger as he waited for a bus in broad daylight, in a busy thoroughfare of Bondi Junction. Witnesses turned their heads and said nothing as hate speech spewed from a man who seemingly targeted Golan for wearing a kippah.
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[2026-05-04 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Emily Stewart explains this week's interest rate decision. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser)
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[2026-05-04 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is set to begin its first block of hearings on Monday, following the presentation of an interim report regarding the Bondi Beach Massacre.
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[2026-05-04 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 4, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-05-04 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always in danger of being held captive.
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[2026-05-04 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always in danger of being held captive.
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With seven goals, Malcolm Rosas Jr propelled Sydney to the top of the ladder in a helter-skelter win over Melbourne
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A good national prosperity strategy won’t just replace one industry with another; it will restore confidence across middle Australia along the way
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Labor party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the first of a two-part series, Labor insiders weigh up the competing stresses on the government in what was meant to be its central year to deliver change
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As major parties once again spruik budget night events at thousands of dollars a ticket, some MPs say they resent the ritzy social galas
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Reptiles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Melbourne zoo’s new breeding centre hopes to safeguard the future of the critically endangered Victorian grassland earless dragon
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The interim report of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion has handed down its first 14 recommendations. It says there is no gap in current laws that could have prevented the shooting. But the 155-page report calls for better policing of Jewish festivals after a ‘high’ terror risk was flagged for the Hanukkah event where 15 people were killed.
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Interest rates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflation
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[2026-05-04 00:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-04 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Joel Embiid de los 76ers de Filadelfia celebra con su equipo la victoria en el juego 7 de la primera ronda de los Celtics de Boston el sábado 2 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Jim Davis)
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[2026-05-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria is financially “boxed in”, with the state government consistently struggling to bring down spending to meet its own budget expectations, driven by health expenses and interest payments.
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[2026-05-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “So sad about the distress of David Jones,” writes Nola Tucker of Kiama. “My grandfather was a floorwalker there in the 1890s. ‘A man with the white carnation,’ said my mum. I also worked there on the ground floor in the Elizabeth Street store in Uni holidays and remember the excitement when Frank Sinatra was in Sydney and his bodyguard brought in a young Nancy to do some shopping.” Wonder if she bought any boots.
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[2026-05-03 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
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[2026-05-03 20:11 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
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[2026-05-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When he was 16, Jeremy Webb went on a Central Coast camping trip with friends. They ate sausages and marshmallows. Feeling breathless and nauseous, he ran for help, but collapsed. His friends called an ambulance as they desperately tried to resuscitate him.
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[2026-05-03 19:51 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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[2026-05-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As a couple who run a circus, Charice Rust and Jonathan Morgan have learned the importance of work-life balance.
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[2026-05-03 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Brisbane Lions. Strengths: Playing football. The quality of progeny. Academy products. Procuring public money.
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[2026-05-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS pact is so risky the nation should ask to lease submarines from Japan as a fall-back option, a former senior defence official has said as Sanae Takaichi arrives in the country for her first visit as Japanese Prime Minister.
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[2026-05-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS pact is so risky the nation should ask to lease submarines from Japan as a fall-back option, a former senior defence official has said as Sanae Takaichi arrives in the country for her first visit as Japanese Prime Minister.
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[2026-05-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The match review committee has ruled Victor Radley’s contentious tackle on Brisbane’s Pat Carrigan was a case of accidental head contact.
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[2026-05-03 18:20 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-03 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For all the talk about Sydney’s pursuit of Charlie Curnow and the high price they paid to get him, it’s been overlooked that they brought in a second gun forward over the summer – and this bloke only cost them the proverbial packet of chips.
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[2026-05-03 18:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco Holdings said Sunday it has signed a stake investment deal in Australian lithium mines as it moves to strengthen its raw material supply chain for battery materials.
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[2026-05-03 17:59 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: On the face of it, the fight over Andrew Young’s will is the very opposite of the type of estate battle that titillates Sydney. In this case, there are no eastern suburbs mansions up for grabs, no high-profile figures squabbling over tens of millions of dollars, and no top-tier legal firms slugging it out.
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[2026-05-03 17:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Surfers are being trained to use shark-spotting drones as part of a new plan to keep our beaches safe all year.The drone program is being launched in tribute to boardrider Mercury Psillakis, who was killed in a shark attack at Dee Why on Sydney's Northern Beaches in September.For the Psillakis family, the tragedy of a fatal shark attack remains very raw.READ MORE: 'Real uncertainty': Albanese warns fuel crisis could worsenSurfer Mercury Psillakis, who was killed in a shark attack, and
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[2026-05-03 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Police in Australia’s Northern Territory say they have charged a man with murder in the killing of an Indigenous girl, days after the five-year-old’s death sparked protests in an outback town.
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[2026-05-03 17:23 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Coast coach Andrew McQualter insists his side’s 11-point loss to injury-hit Richmond isn’t a catastrophe, defending his decision to recall the likes of Tom Cole and Matt Owies at the expense of youth.
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[2026-05-03 17:13 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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[2026-05-03 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Accidents and Emergency Incidents
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[2026-05-03 17:02 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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[2026-05-03 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-03 16:34 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than $2 billion is being tipped into housing in Western Australia in a joint state and Commonwealth effort to make it easier for first-home buyers to get into the market.
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[2026-05-03 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Latrell Mitchell fell agonisingly short after trying to spark one of the great South Sydney comebacks.
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[2026-05-03 16:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-03 16:18 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has said anyone with proof that two of his ministers breached the code of conduct over an undeclared extramarital affair and an undeclared conflict of interest should report them to the corruption watchdog, despite him receiving a letter about the relationship almost a year ago.
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[2026-05-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The company overseeing $75 million in investments for a host of high-profile names, including Collingwood legend Scott Pendlebury, has been ordered into liquidation at the request of an investor.
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