Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-07 17:49 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Under the bill, 12 offences will be added to laws that already allow children to be sentenced to life behind bars for some non-violent crimes
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[2026-04-07 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-07 17:34 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Crisafulli government seized on a drop in crimes typically committed by youth offenders as evidence its tough-on-crime agenda was working, but the Labor opposition said community safety remained a concern and accused the LNP of cherry-picking data.
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[2026-04-07 17:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nine years after investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters started reporting on war crime allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier is sitting in a police holding cell after being arrested at Sydney Airport.
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[2026-04-07 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Food / Good Food Guide (NSW)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-04-07 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Talia Gibson has gone from squad member to key player for Australia's BJK Cup tie against Britain. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
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[2026-04-07 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Red Metal Limited has delivered a high-value Easter surprise, rewarding its loyal backers with a direct slice of one of Australia’s most promising silver and copper-gold development plays. The company has unveiled plans for a major in-specie distribution of its ASX-listed Maronan Metals shares, a tactical move aimed at unlocking the full potential of both entities.
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[2026-04-07 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says a former soldier was arrested at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday morning, and will face court in New South Wales later on Tuesday. She says, ‘It will be alleged the man was a member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012 in circumstances that constitute war crimes’
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[2026-04-07 16:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-07 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jesse Arthars has been picked to play fullback for the Brisbane Broncos on Friday night. (Getty Images: Bradley Kanaris)
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[2026-04-07 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian boxer Andrew Moloney has locked in a world title shot in Japan. (AAP: Richard Wainwright)
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[2026-04-07 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A large amount of illegal steroids and prescription drugs were among the substances discovered in the raids. (Supplied: ACT Policing)
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[2026-04-07 16:31 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two teenage boys have been arrested and charged after another teen was allegedly brutally bashed in a Geelong alleyway last week.
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[2026-04-07 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney airport and is expected to face charges for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
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[2026-04-07 15:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-07 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Simon Hill could choose to define himself by any one of a bunch of restaurants.
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[2026-04-07 15:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Ben Roberts-Smith boarded a plane from Brisbane to Sydney for a family holiday, he had no idea scores of officers would be waiting for him on the tarmac, ready to arrest the former soldier over alleged war crimes.
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[2026-04-07 15:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-07 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s residential care system for at-risk children has lurched into a “financial catastrophe” as costs balloon past $1 billion a year, an inquiry has heard.
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[2026-04-07 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-07 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: True North Copper has launched reverse-circulation (RC) and diamond drilling at its Wallace North copper-gold deposit in northwest Queensland, in a fresh program aimed at growing a near-mine resource and feeding crucial technical work for upcoming development studies.
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[2026-04-07 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The reporting period for the data covers the last three months of the former Labor government and the first nine months of the LNP administration. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
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[2026-04-07 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 7, 2026 — 3:30pm
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[2026-04-07 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El pívot de los Nuggets de Denver Nikola Jokić intenta lanzar el balón tras recibir una falta de Toumani Camara de los Trail Blazers de Portland junto al pívot Robert Williams III en el encuentro del lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-04-07 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Electric Vehicles
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[2026-04-07 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian soldier was charged on Tuesday with war crimes on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police said.
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[2026-04-07 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Australian data center builder Firmus is looking to expand at home and across the region. (Source photos by AP and screenshot from Firmus' website)
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[2026-04-07 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primera base de los Rangers de Texas Jake Burger saluda al pitcher Jakob Junis tras vencer a los Marineros de Seattle el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)
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[2026-04-07 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El pitcher de los Padres de San Diego Germán Márquez lanza en la primera entrada ante los Piratas de Pittsburgh el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar)
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[2026-04-07 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Australia's most-decorated living soldier has been arrested and will be charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, according to local media.
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[2026-04-07 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rohan Dennis outside an Adelaide court for sentencing submissions last year. (ABC News: Stephen Opie)
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[2026-04-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Woman denies allegations of aggravated kidnapping during Augusto Pinochet’s 1970s military dictatorship
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[2026-04-07 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been arrested in Sydney in connection to an investigation over war crimes. (AAP: Flavio Brancaleone)
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[2026-04-07 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he committed war crimes
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[2026-04-07 11:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Former Special Air Services soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged war crimes.Roberts-Smith, 47, was arrested at Sydney Airport today.The Victoria Cross recipient served in multiple theatres overseas during his service with the armed forces, including Afghanistan.LIVE UPDATES: Trump takes shot at Australia as Iran openly mocks himBen Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney Airport.
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[2026-04-07 11:37 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit while riding his push scooter in Mandurah, marking a tragic end to a string of fatalities across the Easter long weekend.
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[2026-04-07 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A new $150 million retail outlet is facing scrutiny over a contentious parking policy that prioritises customers rather than the workers who run its 100-plus stores.
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[2026-04-07 11:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-07 11:19 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested in relation to multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners in what looms as the most significant war crimes prosecution in Australian history.
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[2026-04-07 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kellie grew up in Bendigo, Victoria and joined the ABC in 2000 as a rural reporter in Gippsland. She worked in the Melbourne newsroom as a television and radio news reporter, newsroom chief of staff and reporter for AM, PM and The World Today. Kellie was executive producer of the Victorian Country Hour and is currently the ABC's Regional Digital Editor for Victoria, based in Gippsland.
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[2026-04-07 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Raymond Tan (Dua Bakehouse) blends the flavours of his Malaysian childhood with French technique at this cafe-bakery. Sardine hand pies sit alongside squishy kuehs, bite-sized desserts usually made of rice flour, and cakes soar sky-high in flavours such as kaya toast or Ribena. Cookies are thick and heavy-set, with a rotating monthly special.
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[2026-04-07 11:08 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-07 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some of Australia's largest online bookmakers are regulated in the Northern Territory. (ABC News: Michael Donnelly)
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[2026-04-07 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-04-07 10:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A six-week-old kitten is recovering in foster care and another is missing after the pair were seen being thrown from a moving car in Melbourne's west.One of the kittens could not be found after the incident, but Lort Smith Animal Hospital said a passerby picked up the second kitten and raced to the hospital's emergency department.The rescued kitten, dubbed Dorothy, is being treated for a suspected fractured pelvis and is in foster care between hospital visits.LIVE UPDATES: Trump says the
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[2026-04-07 10:53 UTC+10:00] [Money / Super & retirement] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Advertising copywriter Marcus Johnson turns 70 this year. He’s enjoyed an illustrious career working for some of Melbourne’s most prestigious advertising agencies, but given the current state of his superannuation, he’s not contemplating retirement anytime soon.
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[2026-04-07 10:38 UTC+10:00] [Golf] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian golfer saddened by his ‘hero’ facing struggle with addiction
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[2026-04-07 10:34 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian president says Russia unlikely to accept – ‘for them, nothing is sacred’; Australian police arrest army reservist for joining war. What we know on day 1,504
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