Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:41pm
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[2026-05-20 16:18 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the days before an armed teenager boarded and allegedly attempted to hijack a commercial airplane, he used the internet to search airports and the shooting down of planes.
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[2026-05-20 16:12 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two schools located near a homeless camp in Perth’s have raised safety concerns after a student was allegedly attacked by a woman known to stay at the abandoned warehouse.
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[2026-05-20 16:11 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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[2026-05-20 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:03pm
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[2026-05-20 16:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Brisbane university student Madison Purkis was just 19 years old when she began to experience bouts of severe back pain.
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[2026-05-20 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Mountains] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The 18-year-old high school student reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain on her second attempt
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[2026-05-20 15:49 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The City of Perth’s “dysfunctional” council has officially been put on notice by new Local Government Inspector Tony Brown at a behind-closed-doors meeting on Tuesday night.
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[2026-05-20 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Inga Simpson’s latest book comprises 11 stories and one poem: the skein that connects them all is a dedication to the natural world. Simpson has often written about the environment in her fiction: The Thinning explores extinctions and a solar eclipse; Nest is set in a subtropical hinterland, The Last Woman in the World surveys a burning world and Where the Trees Were touches on Indigenous land rights and conservation.
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[2026-05-20 15:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A proposal for thousands of apartments in Melbourne’s east has sparked fierce community backlash over height and transparency concerns, after the 10-hectare Burwood site was earmarked for up to 3000 new homes.
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[2026-05-20 15:43 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former Nationals candidate has been accused of the hit-and-run death of a high school teacher in the rural West Australian town of Katanning.
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[2026-05-20 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 3:41pm
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[2026-05-20 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: We all know how the so-called “inflation dragon” is adding to our cost-of-living pressures. For the AFL’s 18 clubs, football’s version is the list build of the league’s newest baby, the Tasmania Devils, which is about to ignite a fire under the cost-of-success pressures they are already feeling.
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[2026-05-20 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board member Martin Foley wanted to reinstate Jayson Gillham to stop the “reputation-shredding” fallout from cancelling the pianist’s concerts because of comments he made on stage about Gaza.
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[2026-05-20 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andrew Benintendi, de los Medias Blancas de Chicago, remolca una carrera en la novena entrada del juego ante los Marineros de Seattle, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026 (AP Foto/Kevin Ng)
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[2026-05-20 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Australia, the United States and Britain are preparing to announce a significant collaboration on uncrewed underwater vehicles as part of AUKUS, a move that proponents hope will tamp down industry disquiet about the slow progress of the pact’s second pillar.
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[2026-05-20 15:28 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW Premier Chris Minns has demanded urgent action from the federal government to prevent working families from getting stung by bracket creep, as he refused to support controversial tax changes for small businesses.
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[2026-05-20 15:26 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Unsuspecting shoppers across Brisbane have been caught up in a massive card-skimming operation, allegedly carried out by two Romanian nationals.
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[2026-05-20 15:22 UTC+10:00] [Football Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Football’s governing body faces more redundancies but it’s hard to know whether this year’s cuts reflect mismanagement or justified changes
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[2026-05-20 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critica Limited has secured $300,000 in non-dilutive R&D funding from Western Australian government-backed sources to accelerate metallurgical studies at its massive Jupiter rare earths project near Mt Magnet in the state’s Mid West region.
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[2026-05-20 15:04 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Buddhists gather under colorful lanterns at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Buddha was born approximately 2,570 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha’s official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is on May 24 this year. Credit:Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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[2026-05-20 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 3:01pm
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[2026-05-20 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State of Origin
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[2026-05-20 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Disease Outbreak
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[2026-05-20 14:48 UTC+10:00] [NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Sydney and NSW backrower had not played this year
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[2026-05-20 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 2:45pm
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[2026-05-20 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: He filled Stephen Crichton’s shoes in the centres for Penrith, but NSW is hopeful Casey McLean won’t have to do the same for the Blues in State of Origin I after the Canterbury captain sat out the first major training session of the campaign.
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[2026-05-20 14:28 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Reading a book, breastfeeding a baby and holding a beer – often while holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.
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[2026-05-20 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Sean Tarek Goodwin
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[2026-05-20 14:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-20 14:06 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-20 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson will unveil a plan to tear up Australia’s offshore gas tax system and replace it with a production royalty and taxpayer equity in LNG projects, in a major interventionist proposal aimed at lifting production and returning profits to the public purse.
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[2026-05-20 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-20 13:54 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young Queensland developer Kenneth Wagner wants to build a desperately needed hotel in Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympics, and he has the unique business model to make it work.
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[2026-05-20 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 1:52pm
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[2026-05-20 13:46 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Melbourne schoolgirl has become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest, after falling short of the peak last year.
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[2026-05-20 13:45 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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[2026-05-20 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Isiah Kiner-Falefa (izquierda) y el mexicano Jarren Durán, de los Medias Rojas de Boston, festejan la victoria sobre los Reales de Kansas City, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026 (AP Foto/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-05-20 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Australian food and drink] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The sausage open-sandwich is a cherished part of Australia’s culture. But its origins may be in the land of the long white cloud
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[2026-05-20 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Sexual Offences
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[2026-05-20 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Co-founder Russell Coutts says he expects ‘unmatched fan experience’ in city at start of next year
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[2026-05-20 12:58 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Co-founder Russell Coutts says he expects ‘unmatched fan experience’ in city at start of next year
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[2026-05-20 12:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Small business] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The organiser of a free Brisbane exercise class has been reassured her event can continue running in New Farm Park, after council staff raised questions about whether it could be classified as non-commercial.
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[2026-05-20 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-20 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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[2026-05-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-20 12:31 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 20, 2026 12:31 | News
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[2026-05-20 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Steven Kwan, de los Guardianes de Cleveland, celebra tras anotar una carrera contra los Tigres de Detroit durante la séptima entrada de un partido de béisbol el martes 19 de mayo de 2026, en Detroit. (Foto AP/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-05-20 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-05-20 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 12:19pm
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