Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-29 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-29 21:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian public hospital doctors are on the verge of their first industrial action in 20 years after agreeing on Monday to push ahead with the process that would greenlight overtime bans and potential strike action.
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[2026-06-29 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “Before the University of NSW (C8) was the NSW Institute of Technology, sited on the old Kensington Racecourse, I was six years old and learning piano from Miss Wilson,” writes Adrian Bell of Davistown. “The infamous Basil boys from Doncaster Avenue took great delight in giving me a bashing and throwing my music lesson books around the street.
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[2026-06-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-06-29 19:57 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-06-29 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: checking in on a key election pledge, the premier’s department adds staff, what wasn’t in the budget, and more.
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[2026-06-29 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Australia and Vanuatu have signed a economic and security deal that prevents foreign military bases from being built on the Pacific island.
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[2026-06-29 19:41 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Smaller mining and junior exploration companies may get a break from paying remediation and rehabilitation costs for abandoned mine sites, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed.
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[2026-06-29 19:36 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than a dozen riot police were called and multiple people were arrested at a community garden in Brisbane’s inner-south as it was barricaded off on Monday, with the state government preparing to sell the land for housing.
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[2026-06-29 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It was fitting that Jack Bostock celebrated his Origin selection on Monday night by joining members of the victorious NSW Blues team from 30 years ago, including Tim Brasher – the champion fullback who played a big role in putting Bostock on the road to the NRL.
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Christian Brothers in Australia transferred some of its most valuable colleges to a separate trust for just $1 each but now claims it will be broke by September and unable to compensate hundreds of survivors of shocking clerical abuse.
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Liverpool Council has come under fire for spending $5000 to create a photo wall celebrating current and former politicians, despite criticism over the state of basic services.
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry has opened fire on politicians and the media in a public speech made just days after leaving the bench, claiming the justice system is being compromised by cynical “performative outrage” and “political theatre”.
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Budget airline VietJet has applied to run thousands of domestic flights a year from Sydney Airport, potentially giving Australian travellers a fresh option to travel between the NSW capital, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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[2026-06-29 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — The Australian police said Monday that a Thai airline employee was arrested and charged for allegedly importing more than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of heroin into Melbourne.
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[2026-06-29 19:13 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU and construction sector has announced seven new sitting weeks across the rest of the year after its timeframe was more than doubled by the Crisafulli government.
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[2026-06-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 29, 2026 — 7:00pm
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[2026-06-29 18:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 18:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 17:52 UTC+10:00] [Liberal party] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Melissa McIntosh’s comment comes after Angus Taylor’s claim Morrison government ‘breached trust’
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[2026-06-29 17:49 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge says ‘no legitimate forensic purpose’ to former Liberal staffer’s subpoena requesting footage, ahead of his Queensland trial
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[2026-06-29 17:34 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A pair of school students were able to access 2000 files detailing other pupils’ mental health diagnoses, disabilities and behavioural concerns last year due to insufficient NSW Department of Education data privacy controls.
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[2026-06-29 17:24 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Russian couple accused of accessing Australian Defence systems to send information back to the Kremlin could now face 25 years to life behind bars after having their charges upgraded.
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[2026-06-29 17:17 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost a legal bid to access copies of all footage from a documentary featuring Brittany Higgins.
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[2026-06-29 17:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Television Industry
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[2026-06-29 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tech giant Google has begun capping access to its Gemini artificial intelligence models, the clearest signal yet that the global compute squeeze is killing off the “tokenmaxxing” era and forcing the cost discipline Australian boardrooms have so far failed to impose on their own AI rollouts.
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[2026-06-29 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Jotham Napat of Vanuatu, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose after signing the Nakamal Agreement at Parliament House in Canberra on June 29. © LUKAS COCH, AAP Image
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[2026-06-29 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State of Origin
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[2026-06-29 16:48 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 16:38 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Intermission began almost more as a solution to a problem than an idea for a hospitality venue. For six months the bar space out the front of The West End Electric on West End’s Boundary Street had sat empty.
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[2026-06-29 16:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland parliament needs to either boost MP numbers, better resource remote members, or allow greater variation in the number of voters within each seat, a major report has suggested.
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[2026-06-29 16:18 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Health Minister Meredith Hammat says she would support a coronial inquest into the death of an eight-month-old girl at a hospital in WA’s Goldfields.
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[2026-06-29 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-06-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Collingwood, one of the AFL’s most financially powerful clubs, has paid close to $4 million for a residential property in South Melbourne to house players and staff.
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[2026-06-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign the Nakamal agreement at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-06-29 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viking Mines has pocketed up to $5 million after signing a binding agreement to divest 12 tenements encompassing its non-core First Hit gold project in Western Australia to ASX-listed explorer First Au.
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[2026-06-29 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-29 15:54 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the home
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[2026-06-29 15:53 UTC+10:00] [Darwin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenThe 52nd Beer Can Regatta is a major fundraiser for Lions Club.ShareView image in fullscreenCompetitors from the Australian army’s 1st Combat Engineer Regiment’s make some adjustments to their vessel ahead of the Battle of Mindil. ShareView image in fullscreenPaddlers carry their handmade watercraft to the waters edge in preparation for launch.ShareView image in fullscreenThe regatta kicks off with four boats battling it out.ShareView image in fullscreenPunters enjoy a drink while watching the Beer Can Regatta.ShareView image in
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[2026-06-29 15:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Communications Minister Anika Wells has accused major social media companies of “taking the mickey” out of Australia’s world-first under-16 social media ban, unveiling tougher powers for the eSafety Commissioner as the Albanese government steps up its confrontation with big tech.
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[2026-06-29 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiry
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[2026-06-29 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State of Origin
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[2026-06-29 15:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Premier Jacinta Allan has sought to blame inflation, rather than CFMEU corruption and standover tactics, for a cost blowout on one of the signature projects she oversaw as the minister responsible for the Big Build.
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[2026-06-29 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With a comfortable 27-point win over the Wallabies in Dublin late last year, Ireland also quietly pocketed a record, and neither achievement elicited a squadron of flying champagne corks. It was Ireland’s fifth consecutive victory against Australia, their longest winning streak against the Wallabies since the two nations began playing Test matches in 1927.
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[2026-06-29 15:29 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bayside City Council will invest almost $700,000 into recreational biking infrastructure, after attempting to block riders from building a makeshift course in a park last year.
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[2026-06-29 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Victorian Liberal MP says the interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confused
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[2026-06-29 15:12 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man accused of murdering and torturing a baby boy in Bundaberg, about four hours north of Brisbane, allegedly shook the infant.
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