Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 20:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 20:20 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth butcher says he has been left frustrated after an opportunistic thief jumped the counter of his store and made off with $300 worth of beef brisket.
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[2026-04-16 20:00 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. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-04-16 19:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A psychologist who sent a string of aggressive messages to a patient, including telling them anti-vaxxers should be exterminated, has been barred from applying for her registration for six months by a Queensland administrative tribunal.
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[2026-04-16 19:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If convicted of sexual intercourse without consent, the suspect faces a jail term of up to 12 years
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[2026-04-16 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Scoot] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If convicted of sexual intercourse without consent, the suspect faces a jail term of up to 12 years
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[2026-04-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ben Roberts-Smith is seeking public funding for his criminal defence after being charged with war crimes over the alleged murders of five unarmed detainees in Afghanistan.
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[2026-04-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The decision by NSW’s top court on Thursday to strike down controversial anti-protest laws rushed through parliament after the Bondi terror attack is an embarrassing defeat for Premier Chris Minns.
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[2026-04-16 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Campaign finance experts have urged the Victorian government to recall parliament and introduce emergency legislation to prevent the flow of dark money to political candidates ahead of this year’s state election.
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[2026-04-16 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Round 7 of the NRL season kicks off on Thursday night with two unexpected winning streaks going on the line in Townsville.
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[2026-04-16 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aiden Wood is charged with 12 offences. (LinkedIn)
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[2026-04-16 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Olympic gold medallist Zac Stubblety-Cook and his Australian representative girlfriend Ella Ramsay have made a sudden and shock departure from their Gold Coast training base after a dramatic falling-out with respected swimming coach Mel Marshall.
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[2026-04-16 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- With the South Korean baseball league having introduced the Asian quota system this year, Lachlan Wells, the Australian left-hander for the LG Twins, has been among the best of the group so far.
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[2026-04-16 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Australia’s Northern Territory is positioning itself as a long-term strategic partner for South Korea for Korean investment in energy, critical minerals, and infrastructure, Robyn Cahill, Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations of the territory said in a written interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 18:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: World Cup winner and Waratahs attack coach Mike Catt believes veteran five-eighth Jack Debreczeni is so valuable to NSW he should shelve retirement plans and play for at least another year.
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[2026-04-16 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Columns of fire have engulfed the largest of Australia’s two oil refineries, just as the nation faces pressure to shore up fuel security with the Iran war disrupting global supply.
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[2026-04-16 18:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Spending on local missile manufacturing and systems to protect Australia from drone and missile attacks will surge over the next decade, as the Albanese government rejects accusations it is using accounting trickery to inflate defence spending figures in a bid to placate the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-16 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Viva Energy Geelong refinery in the Australian state of Victoria, where a fire broke out late Wednesday, is pictured on April 16. © AAP
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[2026-04-16 18:28 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s child safety department blew out its budget splashing cash on emergency residential care places at a premium for years as it struggled to recruit more kinship carers, an inquiry has heard.
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[2026-04-16 18:20 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some petrol stations may see short-term outages and energy experts warn Victorian fuel prices could spike up to 20c a litre
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[2026-04-16 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Victoria Police have charged a man over a stabbing at a social housing complex in Wangaratta on Wednesday. (AAP: James Ross)
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[2026-04-16 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The diverse range of rare species in the "ecologically unique" Darwin Harbour rivals that of the World Heritage-protected Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, a new report has found.
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[2026-04-16 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has signalled bigger fuel reserves and a trucking rule change to reduce Australia’s reliance on diesel and offset oil shocks, as the government locks in fuel supply into June.
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[2026-04-16 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Port Adelaide Football Club chief executive Matthew Richardson says the AFL Tribunal process needs to improve. (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall)
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[2026-04-16 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A 25-year-old Australian influencer who goes by the name Androgenic has defended his conduct after video showed him offering an Adderall to the “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular before he slumped over and suffered an apparent overdose on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 17:39 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Six men who spent time incarcerated in Hakea Prison are taking the West Australian government to court, alleging they experienced “inhumane living conditions” while in the prison system.
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[2026-04-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 17:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 17:27 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A legal battle is brewing over the estate of one of Australia’s most loved artists, the late Mirka Mora, with her two surviving sons arguing they “have been hard done by”.
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[2026-04-16 17:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Champion trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald look set to complete an autumn streak of group 1 success in Sydney on Saturday with chances in the final two elite races of the carnival at Randwick.
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[2026-04-16 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter
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[2026-04-16 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 16, 2026 — 4:51pm
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[2026-04-16 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A fire broke out late on Wednesday at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong, prompting concerns about fuel supply in a tense global energy climate. Located about 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, the site supplies roughly 10% of Australia’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the eastern states. Processing about 120,000 barrels of crude oil daily, mainly from Bass Strait and imports, the refinery supplies fuel to Victoria, Tasmania and parts of New South Wales.
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[2026-04-16 16:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Slain underworld figure Gavin “Capable” Preston attended his local cafe Sweet Lulu’s almost daily in the lead-up to his death in a hail of bullets, but had never sat at a table outside until the day he died.
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[2026-04-16 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-16 16:33 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The top-secret program for the Her Best Life event at a beachside luxury hotel has been leaked. But is it legit?
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[2026-04-16 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Romy Stephens is a federal political reporter at Parliament House in Canberra. She was previously a video journalist in Newcastle and Wagga Wagga.
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[2026-04-16 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles prepares to address the National Press Club in Canberra, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-04-16 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ruma is not a rooftop bar. Yes, it’s on a rooftop, and yes it comes from Daniel Tuivaiti and Katrina Mead, who own Sunsets Rooftop at Kangaroo Point, but this is a long way removed from that heaving post-game, pre-dinner spot.
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[2026-04-16 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Athletics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: His remarkable 200m record in Sydney brought out the sceptics, but Gout Gout is poised to provide his response on the track in Brisbane this weekend – and the 18-year-old has another magical time barrier in his sights.
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[2026-04-16 15:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-16 15:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Some of Australia’s most decorated Olympians have stressed the importance of fit-for-purpose venues at the Brisbane 2032 Games, as the Queensland government continued to insist the controversial plan to host Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river.
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[2026-04-16 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago.
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[2026-04-16 15:45 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A lawyer at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions facing criminal charges over allegations she had sexual relationships with inmates has been barred from using apps including WhatsApp and Snapchat under tight bail conditions.
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[2026-04-16 15:37 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The voice on the other end of the phone was frail but happy. We both knew the man on the line was dying, but he was ringing with good news.
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[2026-04-16 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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