Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump has reversed course and claimed he never needed or wanted other countries’ help in Iran, and lashed out at the US’s NATO and Indo-Pacific allies – including Australia – after previously demanding their assistance.
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[2026-03-18 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Libraries, Museums and Galleries
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[2026-03-18 05:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-18 05:10 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Last week, Atlassian cut 1600 jobs globally, blaming AI. Late last year, University of NSW student Ahnaf Rakeen changed his degree from a Bachelor of Design to a Bachelor of Architectural Studies. His freelance graphic designer work had become less creative and begun to dry up due to clients using AI themselves.
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[2026-03-18 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Reproductive Technology
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[2026-03-18 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Judd Boaz is a journalist and digital producer for ABC News Melbourne. He previously worked as a journalist at RTHK Radio 3 in Hong Kong, as a weekend news editor at SEN in Melbourne and at regional radio stations in his home town of Alice Springs.
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW government is making another attempt to entice a private operator to run ferry services between Sydney’s new $78 million ferry wharves in Botany Bay, less than two years after a previous shot at drumming up interest failed.
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Developers could soon be required to abandon heat-absorbing materials such as dark rooftops when building new homes under a sweeping overhaul of NSW planning laws aimed at tackling rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect in fast-growing suburbs.
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A theatre’s hand-painted stage curtain, “as rare as the Mona Lisa”, has become the unlikely star of a venue that once hosted performances by Nellie Melba, Eileen Joyce, Joan Sutherland and even AC/DC.
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Glebe cafe Badde Manors opened in 1982, Malcolm Fraser was prime minister and the luckless Swans had just relocated from South Melbourne to Sydney. Now the inner-west cafe institution is set for its biggest shake-up in 44 years, reopening with a name tweak and meat on the menu.
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 18, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Cook government is adopting a back-to-the-future approach as it sets out to replace the drivers’ seats across its entire C-Series train fleet with the same model used in A-Series trains.
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[2026-03-18 04:28 UTC+10:00] [England cricket team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Batter denies the team ‘weren’t fussed’ in Australia
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[2026-03-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: STOCKTON, Calif. — California authorities have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the 2019 disappearance of 17-year-old Victoria Marquina, a high schooler from Sutter Creek.
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[2026-03-18 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two players from the Iranian women’s soccer team have joined a practice session with a professional club in Brisbane in their first publicly shared appearance since it emerged they had been granted asylum in Australia.
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[2026-03-18 01:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-18 01:04 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Borrowers face losing hundreds of dollars a month in higher repayments and rising pump rices will add to the pain, economists warn
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[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [South Australian election 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas is predicted to win this Saturday’s state election by a landslide – but that’s not why this poll is attracting so much interest.
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[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [South Australian election 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Special interest groups such as GetUp and Turning Point Australia may be able to outspend opponents, with donations not needing to be disclosed until after state election
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[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Art] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space
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[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Oceans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection
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[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The detection at a popular park of ‘one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia’ is causing concern that suppression efforts are cracking
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[2026-03-18 00:35 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Goals from Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr help see off China and show that they can take Australia to Asian Cup glory
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[2026-03-17 23:21 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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[2026-03-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Matildas captain strikes winner from an acute angle to send hosts into the final where they will face Japan or South Korea
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[2026-03-17 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australia’s Sam Kerr passes the ball as China’s Zhang Chengxue, right, watches during the Women’s Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between China and Australia in Perth, Australia, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
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[2026-03-17 23:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Plucky Australia beat defending champions 2-1 in crucial win
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[2026-03-17 21:11 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Plans to increase building heights through the heart of Wynnum are one step closer to reality, despite vocal protests from some residents.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Maureen Donlon of Wagga Wagga has some listening advice for DJ Albo: “History repeating itself? I draw readers’ attention to the 1979 hit The Topical Song (to the tune of Supertramp’s The Logical Song) by the Barron Knights, which dealt with the oil crisis, caused by (shock horror) trouble in Iran.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Perth’s most prestigious pocket overwhelmingly supports winding back property tax breaks despite being among their biggest beneficiaries, “surprising” survey results have revealed.
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[2026-03-17 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday urged allied nations to join U.S. efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "test of loyalty"—but key partners including Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia swiftly distanced themselves from any military role.
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[2026-03-17 20:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Richmond residents have been left shocked after a badly banged-up ute careered through the inner suburb, sending sparks flying.
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[2026-03-17 20:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-17 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updates from the last-four clash at Perth Stadium
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[2026-03-17 20:11 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-17 20:04 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In more than two decades spent working in Irish pubs, Conor Wylie has found there’s a golden rule for how to run a good St Patrick’s Day.
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[2026-03-17 19:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A tropical cyclone has developed off Queensland’s far north and was tracking toward the state’s coastline.
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[2026-03-17 19:55 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 below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-03-17 19:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The head of a major Melbourne property development company has been granted bail after being charged with offences relating to an alleged $20 million extortion plot, with a court hearing he used an AI assistant to research the legality of his alleged actions.
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[2026-03-17 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-17 19:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-17 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Reserve Bank of Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Michele Bullock says high inflation hurts everyone, but there still seems to be an extraordinary level of complacency about potential fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran
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[2026-03-17 19:41 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The federal government has given up funding a planned SBS production hub in western Sydney, ending a years-long, multimillion-dollar bid to move the multicultural broadcaster into one of Australia’s most diverse regions.
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[2026-03-17 19:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A long-awaited town development project on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe has stalled, with residents saying their suburb feels stagnant and forgotten.
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[2026-03-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The technology company behind both last week’s NAPLAN meltdown and the selective school exam chaos that sparked a riot police response has the green light to run both until 2030, and there is no sign the government will abandon its contracts.
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