[2026-05-22 18:44 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Jess Wilson’s forklift foray sparks safety investigation

Snippet: Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s forklift-driving social media stunt will be put under the microscope by WorkSafe investigators after questions were raised about whether she was licensed to operate the machinery.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/jess-wilson-s-forklift-foray-sparks-safety-investigation-20260522-p5zzwd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 18:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Family and friends heartbroken over Queensland mother’s death

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/family-and-friends-heartbroken-over-queensland-mother-s-death-20260522-p5zzww.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 18:42 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Former MSO chief denies leading push to cancel pianist’s concert

Snippet: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s former managing director, Dr Sophie Galaise, has told a court that she did not lead the decision to cancel pianist Jayson Gillham’s concert after he made comments on stage referencing Gaza, contradicting earlier evidence of a former colleague.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-mso-chief-denies-leading-push-to-cancel-pianist-s-concert-20260521-p5zzcq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Tony Abbott] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Tony Abbott to become new Liberal Party president in former PM’s return to political frontlines

Snippet: Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 election

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/22/tony-abbott-new-liberal-party-president

[2026-05-22 18:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Legal action in bid to stop Victoria’s corruption watchdog

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/legal-action-in-bid-to-stop-victoria-s-corruption-watchdog-20260522-p5zzwu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 18:26 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Manhunt in Sydney’s east after alleged break and enter

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/manhunt-in-sydney-s-east-after-alleged-break-and-enter-20260522-p5zzwt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Melbourne man found guilty of keeping woman as a slave

Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 6:15pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/melbourne-man-found-guilty-keeping-woman-as-slave/106712604

[2026-05-22 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Australian IS-linked families arrive in Damascus

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/australian-islamic-state-linked-families-damascus-from-al-roj/106712858

[2026-05-22 17:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The Sydney protest that led to a record number of complaints against police

Snippet: A record 800-plus complaints were received over the way NSW Police handled Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest, as the watchdog described the organisation as obstructive and overly defensive.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/the-sydney-protest-that-led-to-a-record-number-of-complaints-against-police-20260522-p5zzv2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 17:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Everest sees record 274 climbers in single day, including Aussie milestone

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/hundreds-climbers-scaled-mount-everest-in-single-day-setting-new-record-274-ascents-youngest-australian-melbourne-schoolgirl-nepal/a89ea0ff-bb40-4ada-9ac3-67a65c4c8ae0

[2026-05-22 17:16 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Woman narrowly misses freight train after allegedly driving around Midvale boom gates

Snippet: Police have issued a timely reminder to drivers after a woman was arrested overnight and charged with drink-driving after she rolled her car while trying to dodge an oncoming freight train.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-narrowly-misses-freight-train-after-allegedly-driving-around-midvale-boom-gates-20260522-p5zzw5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 17:13 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: One-punch killer escapes further monitoring out of jail

Snippet: Convicted one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge has failed in his bid to protect his identity for two years, having said it would allow him to properly rehabilitate in the community.The 32-year-old's sentence for the killing of Thomas Kelly on a drunken night out in Kings Cross expired on Sunday, and NSW was unsuccessful in its attempt to subject him to an extended supervision order for high-risk offenders.NSW Supreme Court Justice Natalie Adams said, despite Loveridge's troubling history of drug use, there

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/one-punch-killer-escapes-further-monitoring-out-of-jail/daecb176-3189-4208-816e-aaa3f20d7142

[2026-05-22 17:12 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Court evacuated as accused teen arsonist sobs in dock

Snippet: A children’s courtroom was evacuated on Friday in dramatic scenes when a 16-year-old accused of torching a liquor warehouse refused to leave the dock after learning he would not be granted bail.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/court-evacuated-as-accused-teen-arsonist-sobs-in-dock-20260522-p5zzu3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:58 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Driver narrowly avoids freight train in Midvale.

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/driver-narrowly-avoids-freight-train-in-midvale-20260522-p5zzwb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Rex Airlines announces service cuts in Victoria and Tasmania

Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/rex-airlines-announces-service-cuts/106712160

[2026-05-22 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: ‘Pink lady’ denies drafting her own job description before council interview

Snippet: Topic:Local Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/nsw-city-of-parramatta-council-icac-inquiry/106654468

[2026-05-22 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australians allege they were abused after IDF intercepted Gaza flotilla and Itamar Ben-Gvir taunted them

Snippet: ‘Every activist on the flotilla … has only had their heart more emboldened by witnessing and experiencing the brutality of the Israeli state,’ Zack Schofield says

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/22/australians-detained-gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-idf-abuse-beating-torture-sexual-assault-ntwnfb

[2026-05-22 16:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trio charged with murder over man's Sydney balcony fall death

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/trio-charged-with-murder-over-mans-sydney-balcony-fall-death-20260522-p5zzvv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Arsonists target Melbourne luxury car dealership

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/arsonists-target-melbourne-luxury-car-dealership-20260522-p5zzvq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Police issue fresh update on investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-police-clarify-investigation-into-former-prince-is-broad/1f359146-dca8-4659-acf9-edd8d46cc4de

[2026-05-22 16:13 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: No system to check how $1.2b levy is spent: auditor-general

Snippet: Queensland’s $1.2 billion mental health levy is directionless and poorly run, a review from the auditor-general has found, prompting fears taxpayer money is being wasted on ineffective services.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/no-system-to-check-how-1-2b-levy-is-spent-auditor-general-20260522-p5zzuc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX Runners of the Week: Hydrix, KTEK Aerosystems, Anteotech & Castle

Snippet: After the bloodshed of last week’s budget, Australian markets have calmed a little this week. Aided by US President Trump’s latest truth social tirade, the temperamental leader of the free world suggested that the US and Iran were once again in the “final stages” of negotiations.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/asx-runners-of-the-week-hydrix-ktek-aerosystems-anteotech-and-castle-20260522-p5zzvl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Location of first country Victorian police academy announced

Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/police-academy-victoria-mildura-regional-announcement/106709980

[2026-05-22 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Good Australian’: Canavan praises podcaster calling for mass deportations

Snippet: Nationals leader Matt Canavan has described a defiant podcast host who has called for the mass, race-based deportation of migrants as a “good Australian” after Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price made a controversial appearance on the host’s show.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/good-australian-canavan-praises-podcaster-calling-for-mass-deportations-20260522-p5zzsk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 15:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Revealed: Why two Labor figures escaped prosecution for hindering a corruption case

Snippet: Two of the figures at the centre of a years-old probe into a Labor Party scheme to circumvent donation laws will escape prosecution over charges they hindered an investigation for what the Independent Commission Against Corruption said were evidentiary and discretionary reasons.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/revealed-why-two-labor-figures-escaped-prosecution-for-hindering-a-corruption-case-20260521-p5zzex.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 15:52 UTC+10:00] [A-League Men] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Sydney out to spoil Auckland party in first trans-Tasman A-League Men grand final | Martin Pegan

Snippet: A win for the Black Knights in front of a fervent home crowd could sell its own story, but Patrick Kisnorbo’s dogged Sky Blues stand in the way

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2026/may/22/sydney-v-auckland-a-league-grand-final-likely-winners-odds

[2026-05-22 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The Olympic past behind Tolu Koula's rise to State of Origin

Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 3:51pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/tolu-koula-nsw-origin-olympics-story/106712358

[2026-05-22 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: How the next ‘Alfie’ embraces the pressure, and plans to address fatal flaw

Snippet: Queensland Maroons debutant Sam Walker has refused to shy away from being compared to the legendary Allan Langer, as he rubbished suggestions his defence will be a weak spot in the State of Origin series launch.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/how-the-next-alfie-embraces-the-pressure-and-plans-to-address-fatal-flaw-20260521-p5zzb6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 15:41 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Snippet: May 22, 2026 15:41 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-policeman-dies-in-machu-picchu-hiking-fall/

[2026-05-22 15:38 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Manhunt underway in Vaucluse after cars smashed, house broken

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/vaucluse-news-search-underway-in-affluent-sydney-suburb-after-man-allegedly-crashes-stolen-car-multiple-times/ef48094f-4969-4e25-8830-778d374dd385

[2026-05-22 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

Snippet: On this day 50 years ago, Australia’s Linda McGill completed the first 45km swim around Hong Kong Island in 17 hours

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354073/australias-linda-mcgill-makes-first-swim-around-hong-kong-island-1976-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

Snippet: On this day 50 years ago, Australia’s Linda McGill completed the first 45km swim around Hong Kong Island in 17 hours

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354073/australias-linda-mcgill-makes-first-swim-around-hong-kong-island-1976-scmp-archive

[2026-05-22 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘I’m definitely not perfect’: Radley’s road to Origin redemption

Snippet: Like most NSW high school students in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Thursday mornings after State of Origin was often a tough time for Victor Radley.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/i-m-definitely-not-perfect-radley-s-road-to-origin-redemption-20260522-p5zzq0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pakistan names three uncapped players for ODI series against Australia

Snippet: Peshawar Zalmi’s Babar Azam walks off the field after his dismissal during the Pakistan Super League final cricket match between Peshawar Zalmi and Hyderabad Kingsmen, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cricket-pakistan-australia-3ae4b99fd5d9cf984b3b853a8cd4d658

[2026-05-22 14:50 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Hinterland zipline, surf park win millions in state tourism funding

Snippet: The Queensland government will put millions of dollars towards an ecotourism venture in the Gold Coast hinterland, with a camping ground and zipline development bordering protected land.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/hinterland-zipline-surf-park-win-millions-in-state-tourism-funding-20260522-p5zzsi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 14:46 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney high school teacher charged with grooming student

Snippet: A Sydney high school teacher has been charged with 10 offences after police allegedly found a “significant” amount of child abuse material in his possession, including photos of a former student.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-high-school-teacher-charged-with-grooming-student-20260522-p5zzto.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Huge validation’: Trump administration backs Aussie quantum tech

Snippet: The Trump administration’s portfolio of strategic technology companies has expanded across the Pacific, with the US government taking equity stakes in two Australian-founded quantum computing pioneers as part of a $US2 billion ($2.8 billion) funding round.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/huge-validation-trump-administration-backs-aussie-quantum-tech-20260522-p5zzoy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 14:27 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: OUT. Executive departs as Cricket Australia admits conflict of interest

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/execeutive-departs-as-cricket-australia-admits-conflict-of-interest/

[2026-05-22 14:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Childcare workers who assaulted toddler avoid conviction

Snippet: Two former childcare workers have escaped conviction despite admitting to yanking a toddler by their arm and pushing the same child against a wall.Julie Gay Minter, 55, and Bhawna Joshi, 28, admitted to assaulting an 18-month-old in their care at a western Sydney childcare centre in October 2025.Minter ripped a basket out of the child's hand and dragged him into an upright position by his right arm, forcing him to stand on his tiptoes.READ MORE: Russian jets targeted British spy

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/childcare-workers-who-assaulted-toddler-avoid-conviction/a8b158c4-66bf-404b-87d3-92bcb30f121a

[2026-05-22 13:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Council to slug park weddings, picnics and parties with fees

Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/north-sydney-council-to-charge-people-for-picnics-dog-walking-wedding-ceremonies-in-parks/f9d0335f-b634-4f4e-a7f0-9b854d312481

[2026-05-22 13:38 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney gang member shot dead in Vietnam amid underworld feud

Snippet: A senior member of the so-called Coconut Cartel, a gang locked in a months-long feud with the notorious Alameddine crime family, has been shot dead in Vietnam.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-gang-member-shot-dead-in-vietnam-amid-underworld-feud-20260522-p5zzqu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 13:12 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney Metro CEO exits at crucial time for city’s train mega-projects

Snippet: Sydney Metro chief executive Peter Regan has left the top job at the agency after about five years, leaving the Minns government to search for a replacement at a pivotal moment in the construction of the city’s train mega-projects.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-metro-ceo-exits-at-crucial-time-for-city-s-train-mega-projects-20260522-p5zzpc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Australian women linked to ISIS leave Syrian camp - report

Snippet: A second group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group has departed a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-897004

[2026-05-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 36ers eye dream team as former Perth coach reunites with Bryce Cotton

Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 1:00pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/adelaide-36ers-new-coach-trevor-gleeson-bryce-cotton/106710570

[2026-05-22 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: AFR editor blames ‘reporter oversight’ for failure to disclose travel payment for energy conference | Weekly Beast

Snippet: Columnist Jennifer Hewett took part in and wrote about conference that she attended courtesy of oil and gas lobby. Plus: Kim Williams v Chris Kenny

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/22/afr-editor-failure-to-disclose-travel-payment-for-energy-conference-ntwnfb

[2026-05-22 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Man charged with making threats to kill on Melbourne's Bourke St

Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 12:44pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/man-charged-threats-to-kill-inflict-serious-injury-bourke-st/106710338

[2026-05-22 12:40 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Imagine it’s dog poo’: The three critical rules if you find a meteorite

Snippet: In an era when many stargazers are wasting their shooting-star wishes on falling space junk, what blazed across eastern Australian skies on Thursday night was a bona fide meteor – an exploding offcut of an asteroid or comet.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/imagine-it-s-dog-poo-the-three-critical-rules-if-you-find-a-meteorite-20260522-p5zzq1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 12:36 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Man charged with threats to kill after Bourke Street warning

Snippet: A 31-year-old homeless man allegedly armed with a knife has been charged with threatening to kill after calling a media outlet and issuing a threat about an incident he alleged would take place in Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-charged-with-threats-to-kill-after-bourke-street-warning-20260522-p5zzo7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 12:34 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Australian tourist dies after falling during hike on Inca Trail in Peru

Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-man-dies-machu-picchu-peru/7df3f26c-9b02-4ddc-a416-c305e288d15b

[2026-05-22 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guzman y Gomez exits US after succumbing to ‘graveyard’ for Australian fast food chains

Snippet: Company founder Steven Marks says US stores will close as it can no longer justify cost of trying to break into crowded market

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/22/guzman-y-gomez-exits-us-after-succumbing-to-graveyard-for-australian-fast-food-chains