Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Maxine Beneba Clarke attended book events in Geelong and Bendigo last week, there was one thing missing – the books she was there to discuss.
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[2026-08-21 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Nathan Lyon has been selected to play his 143rd Test for Australia. (Getty Images: Cricket Australia/Albert Perez)
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[2026-08-21 16:24 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-08-21 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, leaves the Western Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on July 27, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-08-21 16:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The body of a teenage inmate at Melbourne’s maximum security women’s prison remained in an outdoor yard for almost two hours before it was discovered, a court has been told.
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[2026-08-21 16:20 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s deputy premier and infrastructure minister claims his government was not aware of alleged links between a major firm and a bikie standover on a taxpayer-funded construction site before it was handed lucrative Olympic stadium work.
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[2026-08-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 21, 2026 16:00 | News
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[2026-08-21 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Senior Australian Federal Police officer Trent Madders pleaded guilty to making false sworn legal statements. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-21 15:38 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW roads minister has admitted there is no completion date for the $3 billion M6 motorway in Sydney’s south, despite earlier advice from the state’s transport agency that it would open to motorists by late 2028 as work was more than 90 per cent complete.
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[2026-08-21 15:37 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two men have been charged as part of an ongoing probe into Australia’s largest cocaine seizure.
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[2026-08-21 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former defence force chief Mark Binskin may return to Israel to follow up his initial investigation into the fatal drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom as Israel seeks to calm the Australian government’s anger over a decision not to prosecute the officers involved in her killing.
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[2026-08-21 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-08-21 15:26 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Meta paid a group of Australian parenting influencers with a combined following of more than 5 million to promote its teen safety products while it was campaigning against the federal government’s under-16 social media ban, a new report from a US watchdog group alleges.
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[2026-08-21 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mackay: Australia have resisted the temptation to drop Nathan Lyon for Scott Boland as they seek to redress a surprise loss to Bangladesh in the first Test in Darwin.
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[2026-08-21 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Brethren] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Church director tells parliamentary inquiry reporting by Nine newspapers a ‘complete lie’
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[2026-08-21 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Witness tells court veteran radio host’s hand was under table and that complainant C later looked ‘very upset’
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[2026-08-21 14:19 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Suspended City of Perth boss Michelle Reynolds emailed councillors just minutes before a scheduled committee meeting, offering “late advice” on a live compliance issue.
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[2026-08-21 14:17 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lawyers for two of the women involved in the Sydney Swans alleged sexual assault incident in a Melbourne hotel room are preparing to launch legal action in the Victorian Supreme Court against the five players and the club.
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[2026-08-21 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury cleared him of several sexual assault offences but could not reach a decision on others.
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[2026-08-21 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jenny Ware, member of inquiry that recommended wagering advertising ban, says ‘public health crisis’ demands stronger response from major parties
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[2026-08-21 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kuniko has completed a major integrated geophysical review at its Commonwealth-Silica Hill. gold-silver project in New South Wales, defining a suite of new high-priority drill targets on historically underexplored ground that could significantly expand the scope of the play.
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[2026-08-21 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Infectious Diseases
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[2026-08-21 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Security Intelligence
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[2026-08-21 13:42 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has welcomed Josh Fraser to his special ruck club, praising the new Carlton coach for the way he’s turned around the Blues’ fortunes.
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[2026-08-21 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sydney Swans AFLW coach Colin O'Riordan and captain Lucy McEvoy will speak to the media amid a scandal related to the men's team which has dominated headlines.
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[2026-08-21 13:17 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some publications seized on modelling about returns to property investors, despite unequivocal denials they were forecasts of rent rises. Plus: what happened at the Ekka?
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[2026-08-21 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This week, the Albanese government passed major reforms to online gambling advertising and deep cuts to rein in NDIS spending – all with the Coalition’s support.
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[2026-08-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Man, 32, charged with six counts of rape, stalking and assault after woman was allegedly attacked in Brookfield
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[2026-08-21 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Rhiannon Soliman-Marron
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[2026-08-21 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sydney Swans players were staying at the Pullman Hotel in Melbourne. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica )
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[2026-08-21 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-21 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People hold up lights during the last vigil for Tiananmen victims in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
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[2026-08-21 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alan Jones has pleaded not guilty to all charges. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
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[2026-08-21 12:17 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coach Dean Cox faces media after five players banned for rest of season for breaching club standards
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[2026-08-21 12:17 UTC+10:00] [Independent Commission Against Corruption] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Watchdog investigating whether Dallas McInerney arranged illegal political donations from schools to lobbying companies controlled by the Reformers
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[2026-08-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Brisbane man was arrested at the airport. (Supplied: Australian Federal Police)
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[2026-08-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A bankrupt tradesman and the father of Geelong footballer Tanner Bruhn appears to have been forced to say he owes money to the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang while being threatened by an unidentified man.
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[2026-08-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Chantelle Al-Khouri
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[2026-08-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Housing and crime are the greatest risks for the Crisafulli LNP government as it approaches the halfway point of its first term, with voter sentiment over its efforts in the past year plunging.
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[2026-08-21 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the three Melbourne pubs swept up in the spectacular collapse of Jon Adgemis’ pub empire is back on the market again.
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[2026-08-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-21 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Long before Zeno Sworder’s Once I Was a Giant was named Australia’s picture book of the year, it faced its toughest judging panel.
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[2026-08-21 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Federal Liberal president Tony Abbott has weighed in on rogue senator Alex Antic’s bid to take over the South Australian division and criticised a push by the senator’s faction to expel former foreign minister Alexander Downer.
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[2026-08-21 11:56 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 21, 2026 11:56 | News
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[2026-08-21 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Turkish Airline plane flies over the Bosphorus Strait that separates the Asian continent from Europe. The national carrier flies to the most countries in the world. (Turkish Airlines)
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[2026-08-21 11:53 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A District Court judge embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the state’s top prosecutor has been ordered to step aside from hearing a series of criminal cases.
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[2026-08-21 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The rest of Sydney is in a property downturn, but the rarified world of Point Piper marches to its own beat as two vendors this week ask as much as $90 million for their homes.
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[2026-08-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-08-21 11:16 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court finds ‘defects’ in investigation of two senior constables charged over 2024 incident at Mareeba watch house in far north Queensland
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[2026-08-21 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the Athletics shows the installation of the second steel truss arch at the future Athletics stadium on the Strip in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Athletics via AP)
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