Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-30 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Economists warn that Australia’s productivity is lagging on the global stage, ranking second last among OECD countries, better only than Mexico.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When the high-flying, celebrity-loving, self-proclaimed “1 Per Cent Accountant” was introduced on an industry podcast last year, he was praised for his ability to do things “most accountants wouldn’t even consider”.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rumour has it that Justin Davis-Rice, the executive chairman and co-owner of Bendon lingerie, is the mystery buyer of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall’s $30 million Whale Beach mansion.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Good Food Guide (NSW)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: First came the news that high-flying Melbourne restaurateur Chris Lucas had pulled out of the ACT with the closure of hatted Carlotta in December. Then celebrity chef Matt Moran pulled the pin on his Canberran-Italian steakhouse, Compa, a few weeks ago.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For four years, hundreds of mechanics and fitters who keep Melbourne’s train fleet running worked under a mandatory directive from Metro Trains management: they could not decline rostered overtime shifts.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Toorak’s median house price has dropped 17.1 per cent over 12 months but beneath the raw numbers is a complex market influenced by who is - and who is not - willing to sell.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 30, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As I sit in the Jetstar gate area awaiting my flight to Ballina, NSW, I feel nervous. My agitated state is a result of the Jetstar luggage police, who patrol the area with their weighing machine. Brisk and efficient, they eye every corner that a wayward bag is stuffed under and pay particular attention to a few people dressed as if they are flying to Antarctica.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 30, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former premier Barry O’Farrell once said Peter V’landys is a man “always more than three steps ahead”. He’ll need to be if the sporting supremo hopes to pull off an audacious bid to become executive chairman of the NRL.
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[2026-05-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sharks hooker Blayke Brailey has been ruled out of game two of the State of Origin series with a broken arm that he attempted to put back into place himself, bringing Wests Tigers veteran Api Koroisau into the frame for a NSW recall after three years.
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[2026-05-30 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Patriarch Mar Polis III Nona - born Amel Shamoon Nona - previously served as the Archbishop of Mosul and the Archbishop of Sydney before becoming the patriarch for the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldean Catholic Church is one of the nearly two dozen Eastern Rite churches that are in full communion with Rome.
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[2026-05-30 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [South Australian algal bloom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Algae levels have skyrocketed near tip of Eyre Peninsula and could spread in colder months ahead, oceanographer says
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rather than dreaming of restoring past glory, some are advocating for a future with a lighter footprint. And there are signs of renewal
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Child protection] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Sofie is devoted to the baby who was removed from her family, but she and advocates say the situation speaks to a desperate crisis in Victoria’s child protection system
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tony Abbott] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectable
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Vinyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From a vinyl-focused music exhibition to beloved record stores, ‘listening bars’ and clubs, the Victorian capital’s fondness for wax reverberates in every corner of the city
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [National Anti-Corruption Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Paul Brereton’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the national anti-corruption agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian books] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The writer, broadcaster and activist on life in London, fitting in, and the perspective she gained after leaving Australia
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[2026-05-30 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coach Tony Popovic will take a final look at players on the selection fringe with Australia’s 26-man squad to be named after the warm-up game
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[2026-05-30 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-29 22:51 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There are concerns strike centre Hunter Paisami may have played his final game in a Queensland Reds’ jumper, with his Super Rugby finals campaign now in jeopardy after he sustained a knee injury in the side’s 45-24 triumph of the Fijian Drua.
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[2026-05-29 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-29 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Angus Taylor will issue a rallying cry to a shattered Liberal Party and accuse Anthony Albanese seven times in the one speech of lying to Australians about tax hikes, a day after Tony Abbott declared the party was in an existential crisis and needed to be Australia’s “patriot party”.
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[2026-05-29 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Australian court has confirmed that an appeal hearing for Erin Patterson, commonly referred to as the “mushroom murderer,” will be held in August.
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[2026-05-29 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Sassuolo’s Cristian Volpato controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Sassuolo at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Dec. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
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[2026-05-29 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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[2026-05-29 19:54 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Cristian Volpato has made a shock, 11th-hour decision to switch international allegiances, choosing Australia over Italy just days before the Socceroos squad is finalised on the eve of the World Cup.
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[2026-05-29 19:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A known child sex offender is missing in the community, after police discovered he had not made mandatory reports to authorities and could not find him at his last known location.
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[2026-05-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It did not escape Canberra coach Ricky Stuart that two of his players were the first to leap to Tolu Koula’s defence when the Origin debutant was flattened by Kalyn Ponga in Wednesday night’s series opener.
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[2026-05-29 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-29 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BUSAN, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The Samsung Lions said Friday they have given a second extension to their injury replacement pitcher Jack O'Loughlin.
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[2026-05-29 19:01 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Whether it’s the warmth, mood boost, sustainability, or its ability to transform interior spaces by bringing out architectural details, textures or colours, there’s a lot to be said for natural light in our homes.
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[2026-05-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Whether it’s the warmth, mood boost, sustainability, or its ability to transform interior spaces by bringing out architectural details, textures or colours, there’s a lot to be said for natural light in our homes.
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[2026-05-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The outgoing boss of one of Victoria’s key Big Build contractors says the CFMEU’s dominance of government worksites must be broken if the state wants to address the root cause of rampant corruption and criminality.
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[2026-05-29 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Brisbane] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zeppelin Witheridge charged with public nuisance over ‘Scientology speedrun’ social media trend
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[2026-05-29 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Laos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Josh Richards joins international mission to extract five found alive and search for missing two
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[2026-05-29 18:14 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Months after she was appointed chief executive of the City of Parramatta Council, Gail Connolly assisted a friend by reviewing her resume, sending her interview questions in advance via a “Pink Lady” and sitting on the interview panel, the corruption watchdog has heard. The friend was then hired as a senior executive.
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[2026-05-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 22-year-old to join up with Socceroos training squad in Los Angeles
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[2026-05-29 17:54 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Months of infighting at one of Australia’s largest medical colleges appears to have quietened to a whisper on Friday, as the Royal Australasian College of Physicians held a subdued annual general meeting.
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[2026-05-29 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Allan government negotiating with crossbench MPs after the Coalition indicated it would not support the proposed $10,000 donation cap
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[2026-05-29 17:49 UTC+10:00] [Biloela family] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jessie Newton, 40, pleaded guilty to assaulting Priya Nadesalingam and Nades Murugappan, and a string of other offences
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[2026-05-29 17:32 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Over seven years, Mary’s Underground has sold more than 150,000 tickets to 1000 shows, staged by 3000 artists, all in its famed Circular Quay basement. But on Friday, the team behind the popular live music venue announced that it would close due to financial reasons.
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[2026-05-29 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Tony Abbott] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former prime minister elected Liberal party president on Friday after running unopposed
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[2026-05-29 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 29 May 2026 at 5:07pm
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[2026-05-29 17:03 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A 17-year-old boy who left a stranger severely disabled and killed his best friend in a horror car crash faces being sentenced to an adult jail despite the crimes being committed before Victoria’s “adult time for violent crime” laws were introduced.
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