Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The story of the economy at the moment is one of give and take – and what’s good for investment is bad for trade
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian police and policing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Eyad Shadid launches civil case in district court after charges against him dropped, alleging he was ‘battered’ near Sydney’s town hall in February
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Celebrity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenCher, On all Fours Annika is a Swedish singer and dancer who has built her professional life around becoming Cher. Here she is on her hands and knees on suburban Las Vegas pavement. The goddess grounded by the life we all live. The struggles. The mundanity. An homage to Miranda July’s All Fours.ShareView image in fullscreenMadonna Does VegasCoty returns.
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For now the psychology student and his 17-year-old brother are just trying to keep going as their parents would want
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Guardian Australia’s reporting on AI-generated content in inquiries has highlighted its dangers, politicians say
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ABS’s snapshot of Australia’s accounts shows economic growth – albeit low – in the face ‘challenging international circumstances’
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[2026-09-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian lifestyle] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pumpkin and rhubarb are in good supply for the last of the winter-ish meals, though hold off on ‘quite pricey’ limes
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[2026-09-03 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1908 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Australian Bill Lang in 6 rounds in Melbourne in a warmup fight for his famous title bout with Jack Johnson.
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[2026-09-02 23:24 UTC+10:00] [Paul Keating] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As a major new biography of the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fade
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[2026-09-02 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thieves have made off with 25 gold bars and $315,000 in cash in Port Moresby. File photo. (Supplied: Perth Mint)
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[2026-09-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “Jonty Grinter comments that it was difficult to get 3¢ change for spaghetti bolognaise at the Rocks Push (C8),” notes Karin Viles of Annandale. “The price was deliberate as most people opted to leave it as a tip to the person serving. Bruce Viles would later be taken to court at the time as the spaghetti, according to the licensing police, was not a “proper meal”.
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[2026-09-02 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown
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[2026-09-02 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The PNG Chiefs have paused their pursuit of Raiders and NSW Origin star Hudson Young based on concerns that matching Canberra’s record $1.1 million-a-year offer and the NRL’s market valuation would warp their salary cap.
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[2026-09-02 20:02 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Music educator Ricky Kradolfer recalls ending a primary school lesson and strumming his guitar while the next class of students filed into the room. A young boy from the new group looked like he wanted to sing along, so Kradolfer gave him the microphone and kept playing.
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[2026-09-02 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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[2026-09-02 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 2, 2026 — 7:50pm
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[2026-09-02 19:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian schools are flying blind into the widespread adoption of generative AI, experts have warned, and are so concerned by the lack of local research they are partnering with universities to conduct their own investigations.
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[2026-09-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Forty-three students achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95 last year and each high achiever boosted their end-of-school mark through top scores in the two toughest maths subjects.
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[2026-09-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An Aboriginal land council has withdrawn a long-running plan to raze bushland for up to 450 homes on Sydney’s northern beaches following years of fierce opposition from residents and firefighters.
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[2026-09-02 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Occupational Health and Safety
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[2026-09-02 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's climate talks in Fiji coincide with a new UN report foreshadowing the world surpassing 1.5C of warming. (Foreign Correspondent: Craig Hansen)
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[2026-09-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A controversial gas pipeline is a step closer after a government streamlined assessments and approvals for a proposed $3 billion project.
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[2026-09-02 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Turf Club chief executive Steve McMahon has welcomed the challenge of his Victorian counterpart in the battle to establish and host a dream match race between Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising, Australia’s champion Autumn Glow and Doncaster winner Sheza Alibi.
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[2026-09-02 18:06 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former talkback giant Ray Hadley said in a text message to an alleged victim of unwanted kissing and touching by Alan Jones that the broadcaster “needs to be destroyed” and vowed to tear his supporters apart, a court has heard.
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[2026-09-02 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-09-02 17:21 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the state’s largest builders says home builds will keep slipping behind targets if the federal government doesn’t resolve delays to its overseas skilled workers visa program.
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[2026-09-02 17:06 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Detectives from Sexual Crimes Squad travelled to NSW this week
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[2026-09-02 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: In Queensland more than half of the state's water infrastructure is beyond its service life, but in the town of Hughenden, many residents have stopped drinking tap water entirely.
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[2026-09-02 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Nicole Hegarty is a federal political reporter at Parliament House in Canberra. Nicole also covers industrial relations for the national broadcaster. She hails from Queensland where she joined the ABC's Sunshine Coast bureau in 2016 before heading to ABC Wide Bay for three years. Nicole has covered federal politics since 2021.
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[2026-09-02 16:54 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SYDNEY/WASHINGTON – Australia and the United States on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for Pacific island nations as they battle China for influence in the region.
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[2026-09-02 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A video of a Central West NSW police officer chasing an emu off a local road has gone viral.
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[2026-09-02 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian landowners who want to subdivide their property and build four homes on a single block will be able to get approval within just two weeks.
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[2026-09-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The scene at Merrylands, where a man has been shot dead. (ABC News)
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[2026-09-02 16:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney Swan Riley Bice has been cleared of any criminal conduct in the unfolding police investigation into the alleged sexual assault of exotic dancers at a Melbourne hotel last month.
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[2026-09-02 16:22 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A mother has revealed her anguish over how and when to tell her young daughter she had been targeted by a deepfake image creator who distributed sexualised pictures.
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[2026-09-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Classrooms at the University of Sydney’s Camperdown campus fell unusually quiet on Wednesday as hundreds of staff walked off the job amid a growing dispute over artificial intelligence, workloads and job security.
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[2026-09-02 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police have confirmed they have spoken to four men relating to the alleged incident at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel last month. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica )
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[2026-09-02 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The world has lost any chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees as agreed to in Paris Treaty, with temperatures predicted to reach 2.6 degrees by the end of the century if governments continue with current climate policies, according to a new United Nations Environment Program report.
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[2026-09-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Controversial plans for a new tower opposite a primary school have been approved by Brisbane City Council, but frustrated parents say they will appeal the decision in court.
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[2026-09-02 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-02 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne dominates uptake of the federal government’s Help to Buy shared equity home buyer scheme, with the city making up the top six regions for approvals across the country – and not a single area in the top 10 is in Sydney.
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[2026-09-02 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police say the sheep were stolen from a property 830km west of Brisbane between February and May
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[2026-09-02 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Australian universities] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hundreds of university staff were stationed at picket lines, calling for stronger protections around the use of AI
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[2026-09-02 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: South Sydney five-eighth Cody Walker says the Roosters have earned the right to rest roughly $5 million in NRL talent from Friday night’s marquee clash, but the NRL’s second-oldest player warned that he actually felt worse the last time he returned from an unscheduled week off.
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[2026-09-02 15:44 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: True North Copper has significantly grown its Mt Oxide discovery in north-west Queensland, extending the known mineralised copper trend by 500m to a solid 2.3 kilometres and uncovering a massive new 300m-wide mineralised zone in the process.
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[2026-09-02 15:36 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An anti-abortion activist’s surprise lecture to year 11 pupils at Melbourne’s Scotch College left students and staff shocked.
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[2026-09-02 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Fremantle Dockers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-09-02 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: PLC Resources is gearing up for a follow-up tilt at its Abbotts North gold project in Western Australia’s Murchison region, with a reverse circulation (RC) campaign at its Rochefort prospect scheduled to kick off next week.
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