Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Richard Marles and Koizumi Shinjiro signed the statement of intent onboard a Mogami frigate in Melbourne. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-04-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This comes as Japan is set to ease rules on defence equipment exports, which have strict limits on exporting weapons with lethal capability
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[2026-04-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Melbourne] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This comes as Japan is set to ease rules on defence equipment exports, which have strict limits on exporting weapons with lethal capability
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[2026-04-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police arrested 20 people in Brisbane after protestors chanted phrase at Saturday demonstration
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[2026-04-18 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-04-18 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-04-18 19:16 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Incident occurred outside venue where Supanova Comic Con event was being held on Saturday
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[2026-04-18 19:08 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-18 18:54 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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[2026-04-18 18:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-18 18:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-18 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Before being tragically killed in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in December, Peter “Marzo” Meagher’s life had been defined by service to the NSW Police and for Randwick Rugby Club. Meagher’s work for others was tireless and time-consuming, but it was always done without ceremony.
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[2026-04-18 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Australia women's rugby union team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia suffer 33-12 defeat to United States women in Kansas City
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[2026-04-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining
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[2026-04-18 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chris Waller completed an emotional group 1 domination of the Sydney autumn carnival with stallion prospects Fireball and Beiwacht claiming the last two elite races on Saturday at Randwick.
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[2026-04-18 17:20 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation has disputed claims that the party’s Victorian president told its candidate in the upcoming Nepean byelection to accept campaign donations into a personal bank account, blaming reports about the incident on disgruntled former party members.
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[2026-04-18 16:57 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The car of a prominent western Sydney mayor was destroyed in a firebombing incident in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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[2026-04-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A collection of fruit stickers from Sydney’s northern beaches doesn’t seem to have much in common with slightly icky, Victorian-era mourning jewellery made from human hair, a book smaller than the nail on a pinky finger, or the original First Fleet journals.
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[2026-04-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: NSW Police are investigating a shooting at a home in Merrylands. (ABC News)
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[2026-04-18 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hundreds attended the pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane. (ABC News)
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[2026-04-18 16:14 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gerald Ryan locked in a Queensland Derby contender and a potential Oaks chance with progeny by his late group 1-winning sprinter Snitzel thanks to a group 3 double at Randwick on Saturday.
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[2026-04-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two men convicted over the brutal death of a pigeon, described by a magistrate as ‘disgusting’, ‘disgraceful’, ‘vile’, ‘abhorrent’, ‘incomprehensible’ and a ‘betrayal of humanity’ have had their sentences slashed in half by the Court of Appeal.
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[2026-04-18 16:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Another Melbourne hospitality venue has been targeted in an attempted arson attack, less than a day after police warned revellers to beware firebombings following a string of attacks at bars across the city this week.
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[2026-04-18 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to deliver the first three of a 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion) fleet of Japanese-designed warships, with the first due for delivery in three years.
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[2026-04-18 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Mogami type frigate is pictured in Yokosuka, Japan on Sept. 5, 2022. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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[2026-04-18 15:55 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pauline Hanson says reports contain ‘false allegations’ during a shambolic press conference in Victoria
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[2026-04-18 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [Gout Gout] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Teenage sensation wins in 10.21sec with legal tailwind in Brisbane
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[2026-04-18 15:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Today, the Sydney Morning Herald marks 195 years of publication and we're looking back on some of the most powerful and poignant images it has published in nearly two centuries.
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[2026-04-18 15:11 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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[2026-04-18 14:55 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Comedy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Celia Pacquola has triumphed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Gift Horse, which has scooped the trophy for most outstanding show, one of the most globally coveted awards in live comedy.
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[2026-04-18 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Agricultural Policy
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[2026-04-18 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nolan Arenado, de los Diamondbacks de Arizona, aplaude tras empujar una carrera en el juego ante los Azulejos de Toronto, el viernes 17 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Darryl Webb)
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[2026-04-18 14:20 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Freedom by George Michael boomed as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, took the stage at the Her Best Life retreat gala dinner in Sydney on Friday afternoon.
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[2026-04-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [Erin Patterson mushroom trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Simon Patterson will tell his story outside a courtroom for first time, in agreed book deal with publication details yet to be released
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[2026-04-18 13:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-18 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Sustainability] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: From clothing markets to vintage stores, the options for buying second-hand clothes seem to be everywhere. But what happens when the abundance of pre-loved items overtakes demand?
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[2026-04-18 13:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-18 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A group of Palestinian human rights organizations has launched legal actions against Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles over Australian exports of arms to Israel, according to an Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) press release on Monday.
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[2026-04-18 12:40 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Anthony Albanese was in meeting of 49 countries to discuss key shipping route when news broke that Iran was reopening strait
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[2026-04-18 12:11 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao
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[2026-04-18 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Yasmine Wright Gittins
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[2026-04-18 11:48 UTC+10:00] [Australian theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sydney Theatre Company Starring Wenham and triple-threat Helen Svoboda, this take on The Iliad captures the dark magic of masterful oral storytelling
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[2026-04-18 11:33 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Authorities are searching for a man who disappeared after going overboard from a Carnival cruise ship near Moreton Island overnight.
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[2026-04-18 11:33 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The search for a man missing after going overboard from a Carnival cruise ship near Moreton Island on Friday night has resumed for a second day.
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[2026-04-18 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sandipan Dhar died at 21 months old. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-18 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s day two at Kai Tak Stadium, and the battle to make the quarter-finals begins in earnest for some of sport’s biggest names
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[2026-04-18 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s day two at Kai Tak Stadium, and the battle to make the quarter-finals begins in earnest for some of sport’s biggest names
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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