Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 14:04 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU and construction sector has been shown police footage of a senior staff member from infrastructure giant BMD involved in a traffic stop with an alleged bikie gang official.
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[2026-08-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, walk along the boardwalk after meeting volunteer first responders from Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP,File)
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[2026-08-20 13:51 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: DANCENow or Never Festival | Time Remaining ★★Chunky Move, Melbourne Town Hall, until August 20
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[2026-08-20 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: John Rave, de los Reales de Kansas City, es bañado por sus compañeros de equipo después de la victoria sobre los Atléticos, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026, en Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Foto/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-08-20 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Australia summoned Israel's ambassador on Thursday and expressed outrage at a decision by its military not to pursue criminal proceedings over the death of an Australian aid worker in a 2024 airstrike in Gaza.
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[2026-08-20 13:22 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Canberra will table the richest deal in the club’s history to back-rower – and PNG chiefs target – Hudson Young.
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[2026-08-20 13:21 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government has settled its $66 million lawsuit with mining giant Fortescue, hoping to claw back public money spent on a failed hydrogen project in central Queensland.
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[2026-08-20 13:19 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of water
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[2026-08-20 13:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Augustus Minerals is set to fire up a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at its Music Well gold project in Western Australia’s fabled Leonora gold district. The campaign is designed to test a new geological interpretation at its Clifton East prospect, which will include breaking ground for the first time at its high-grade St Patrick’s Well target.
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[2026-08-20 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lily Hooper, 18, was found dead after an eight-day search in the Australian bush
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[2026-08-20 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Jacqui Lambie] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Independent senator urges prime minister to reconsider, arguing $5,000 cap for allied health services did not go far enough
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[2026-08-20 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The regulator described the alleged breaches as "serious" and warned providers that they are "on notice". (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)
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[2026-08-20 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The new laws would give police more powers for a key defence expo in October. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)
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[2026-08-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s interest in picking and eating wild mushrooms was at the centre of her appeal on Thursday, after her legal team argued she was effectively forced to enter the witness box during her trial to explain why she had lied to police.
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[2026-08-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Chinese businessman who disguised $20,000 cash in a gift box of breakfast tea in a bid to speed up his solar company’s applications before Australia’s Clean Energy Council was heard saying he knew it was “against the law”.
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[2026-08-20 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Employment Statistics
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[2026-08-20 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El cubano Yandy Díaz, de los Rays de Tampa Bay, celebra su jonrón de dos carreras ante los Azulejos de Toronto, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Chris O’Meara)
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[2026-08-20 12:22 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In Fremantle, belief is no longer a quiet hope – it is a public spectacle.
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[2026-08-20 12:12 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The three Scots College students charged with aggravated sexual assault after allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in an eastern suburbs alley have been barred from Bondi Junction as part of their bail conditions.
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[2026-08-20 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Both Brisbane and Canberra were changed by their extra-time semi-final last year. (Getty Images: Mark Nolan)
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[2026-08-20 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lily Hooper, 18, went missing while hiking in Nattai National Park. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-20 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lily Hooper, 18, went missing while hiking in Nattai National Park. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-20 12:04 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier stating 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of water
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[2026-08-20 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A senior political staffer to the then-NSW planning minister showed a colleague a video she could use to “get rid of” building commissioner David Chandler, a major corruption inquiry has heard.
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[2026-08-20 12:03 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Police are scouring Melbourne’s north for an injured man who vanished after he was allegedly shot during an argument and loaded into the back of a ute.
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[2026-08-20 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Health & Wellbeing
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[2026-08-20 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tui Kamikamica has announced his retirement effective immediately on medical advice after a stroke earlier this year. (Getty Images: Cameron Spencer)
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[2026-08-20 11:47 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Missing hiker Lily Hooper has been found after eight days lost in NSW Southern Highlands.
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[2026-08-20 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luis Arráez (4), de los Filis de Filadelfia, celebra su cuadrangular de dos carreras con Bryce Harper luego de castigar al lanzador de los Marlins de Miami, Sandy Alcántara, durante la tercera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026, en Filadelfia. (AP Foto/Derik Hamilton)
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[2026-08-20 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Clementina, 81, and her partner Peter, 79, have been found by police near the Dial Range. (Supplied: Tasmania Police)
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[2026-08-20 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil to mark the 25th anniversary of Beijing’s June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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[2026-08-20 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ben Carroll to announce inquiry that will include examining allegations of union corruption on state government building sites
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[2026-08-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Faith-based schools in Melbourne’s growth corridors are among the fastest-growing private educators in Victoria, with school leaders attributing the boom to parents favouring schools that reflect their religious values.
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[2026-08-20 10:58 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A peak national group representing First Nations children has urged the Queensland government to withdraw a controversial new youth justice bill, citing fears for the safety and welfare of vulnerable kids.
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[2026-08-20 10:47 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Resources giants have tipped tens of thousands of dollars into the parties considered frontrunners in the looming battle for Secret Harbour.
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[2026-08-20 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sydney plays a historic double-header this weekend at the SCG in what was originally a celebration of the Swans' one-club approach. (Getty: Daniel Pockett)
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[2026-08-20 10:08 UTC+10:00] [Erin Patterson mushroom trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashed
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[2026-08-20 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- After years of pitching in front of sparse crowds in his native Australia, the United States, Japan and the Czech Republic, new LG Twins pitcher Jon Kennedy says he is excited to have a chance to play before thousands of fans in South Korea.
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[2026-08-20 10:05 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The 17-year-olds were charged over an alleged attack in Sydney’s south-west on Saturday
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[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 10:51am
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[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 6:40pm
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[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 1:01pm
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[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 6:42pm
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[2026-08-20 09:58 UTC+10:00] [Australia national football team – Socceroos] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defender completes transfer for reported fee of 20m euros ($33m)
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[2026-08-20 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Officers seized electronic devices and items for examination as part of the investigation. (ABC News: Abubakr Sajid)
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[2026-08-20 09:48 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-08-20 09:29 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: John Longmire says on-field ramifications not a priority for club
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[2026-08-20 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Central Queensland politicians are preparing to take a business case to Canberra to lobby for more investment in defence infrastructure.
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[2026-08-20 09:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-08-20 09:01 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Three teenage boys have been charged over the alleged rape of a girl at a home in Sydney’s south-west suburbs on the weekend, one week after a trio of eastern suburbs teens were accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old.
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