Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 7:44pm
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[2026-06-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: VicRoads says almost all online services are back up and running after a week-long IT outage left motorists unable to register or transfer vehicles, renew licences or sit driving tests, a bungle that sparked accusations the agency’s $7.9 billion privatisation has failed Victorians.
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[2026-06-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two men have been sentenced over the brutal death of a 68-year-old Greenbushes man, with a court hearing how three men conspired to steal from him before brutally murdering him and disposing of his body in bushland.
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[2026-06-12 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 5:56pm
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[2026-06-12 17:44 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend was not guilty because she could still be alive and continuing her “below the radar” lifestyle, a jury has heard.
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[2026-06-12 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 5:37pm
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[2026-06-12 16:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An online trading house that ripped off thousands of customers has been hit with $300 million in fines by the Federal Court – a record for any case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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[2026-06-12 16:26 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 16:21 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: Australian-South Korean adoptees will give personal testimony to a new inquiry that will, for the first time, probe alleged failures in the decades-long adoption program between the two countries.
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[2026-06-12 16:13 UTC+10:00] [South Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Josie Murray fined $10,500 and disqualified from gun ownership for five years after pleading guilty to possessing a gun silencer
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[2026-06-12 16:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hundreds of Queensland children affected by the government’s gender therapies ban will be eligible to join a recently launched class action, a court has ruled, with the government potentially liable to pay millions in compensation if the claim is successful.
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[2026-06-12 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 4:05pm
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[2026-06-12 15:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The mother of a convicted gun for hire used artificial intelligence to help craft a letter to the court asking for her son to be shown leniency in his sentencing over the killing of Gavin “Capable” Preston.
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[2026-06-12 15:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An 88-year-old paedophile who volunteered at former prime minister Scott Morrison’s church has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexually abusing a child he met through the parish.
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[2026-06-12 15:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Cricket Club members draping scarves, jackets and bags across seats to claim spots for late-arriving mates or heading for a long stint at the bar are on notice - those spots are not reserved.
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[2026-06-12 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Event to go ahead at an undisclosed location after Moonee Ponds restaurant cancelled at the eleventh hour
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[2026-06-12 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Michael Petrillo will never forget the first time he watched teenager Jordan Bos run riot at Melbourne City training.
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[2026-06-12 15:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While many cancer companies spend billions trying to make stronger chemotherapies, Melbourne-based Amplia Therapeutics is taking a different path, developing a “shield-breaking” treatment that makes other multi-billion-dollar drugs work better.
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[2026-06-12 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: One hiker dies, another stranded on remote trails of popular national park
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[2026-06-12 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Refugees] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bucking heated politics on immigration, Labor is making a trial program that resettles refugees across Australia permanent
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[2026-06-12 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Eva Blandis is a court reporter with ABC News South Australia. She has a special interest in crime and the justice system.
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[2026-06-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-12 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan and Australia are the only countries in Asia-Pacific where retail investors have direct access to SpaceX’s IPO
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[2026-06-12 14:24 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan and Australia are the only countries in Asia-Pacific where retail investors have direct access to SpaceX’s IPO
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[2026-06-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nationals leader says he supports Pauline Hanson’s ‘fire the liar’ fundraising campaign but will not sign up to a joint election strategy
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[2026-06-12 14:13 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Manhattan Gold Corporation has emerged from hibernation with a new name, a new board and a renewed focus on chasing gold, unveiling an ambitious exploration strategy across its projects in Canada and Australia. The makeover follows a significant boardroom overhaul aimed at transforming the company from a quiet explorer into an active player with drills turning across two highly prospective gold jurisdictions.
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[2026-06-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parents who target teachers in WhatsApp groups or in person would be forced to pull posts and barred from schools under a new enhanced safety scheme.
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[2026-06-12 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn’t
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[2026-06-12 13:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A fundraiser for One Nation in Melbourne tonight won’t go ahead as planned, after anti-racism protesters vowed to demonstrate outside the venue.
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[2026-06-12 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have launched a joint £3 million ($4 million) peace fund aimed at supporting efforts towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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[2026-06-12 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Woodside says interest in the Browse Gas Project off Australia's west coast underscores the potential of the asset.
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[2026-06-12 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 12:28pm
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[2026-06-12 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 12:25pm
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[2026-06-12 12:12 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation’s predicted primary vote is ahead of both the Labor government and Coalition opposition for the first time, marking a new level of popularity for a party that has sat at the fringe of Australian politics for decades and sparking a flurry of questions about whether Pauline Hanson could actually become prime minister.
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[2026-06-12 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Albanese government is proposing major changes to the national disability insurance scheme – to cut spending and reduce the number of participants receiving care. Advocates and Australians with disabilities have heavily criticised the proposals during a three-day Senate inquiry this week.
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[2026-06-12 11:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dozens of people have been arrested in a cocaine crackdown in Brisbane’s party precinct.
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[2026-06-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Airport has taken the dramatic step of installing $3.5 million tyre spikes at car park exits after it became an unlikely hotspot for car thieves.
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[2026-06-12 11:44 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Perth Bears and coach Mal Meninga have been issued a combined $40,000 in fines for breaking the game’s new anti-tampering rules.
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[2026-06-12 11:41 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Labor politicians have hit back after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson put their seats in the party’s sights during a whirlwind trip to Perth this week.
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[2026-06-12 11:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Long before the deluded Desmond Freeman used a homemade firearm to kill, an equally paranoid gun nut opened fire changing forever the way Victoria is policed.
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[2026-06-12 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks during an online interview on June 11. He said a deal to develop the Greater Sunrise gas field between his nation and Australia might be finalized next month.
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[2026-06-12 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks during an online interview on June 11. He said a deal to develop the Greater Sunrise gas field between his nation and Australia might be finalized next month.
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[2026-06-12 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Firefighters’ union boss Peter Marshall can be named as the person seeking to suppress a report by the state’s corruption watchdog, after the Court of Appeal knocked back a push to keep his identity secret.
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[2026-06-12 10:41 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of Australia’s worst paedophiles, former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, has failed in his bid to reduce the life sentence he received for hundreds of sex offences against young children.
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[2026-06-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With more visitors seeking outdoor experiences in Hong Kong, how do authorities protect the landscapes they are promoting?
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[2026-06-12 10:10 UTC+10:00] [Australia cricket team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia 187-8; Bangladesh 195-5 | Bangladesh win by five wickets
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[2026-06-12 10:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Retail billionaire Brett Blundy has lost his bid to gain control of Victoria Secret’s board after fellow investors rejected his proposals at a shareholder meeting this morning.
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[2026-06-12 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-12 09:55 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Socceroos have addressed growing anti-immigration sentiment in a powerful video message before the World Cup, speaking of their pride in their heritage and playing for the national team. In the video, Mo Touré explains his upbringing, as a child to Liberian refugees, born in Guinea before moving to Adelaide as a refugee.
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