Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 09:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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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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[2026-08-20 08:56 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian Premier Ben Carroll will move on Thursday to set up a royal commission into the construction sector immediately after a morning cabinet meeting.
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[2026-08-20 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The farm where the audit was undertaken in 2023. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)
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[2026-08-20 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-08-20 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-08-20 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-08-20 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australia on Thursday summoned Israel's ambassador over the Israeli military's decision not to pursue criminal proceedings in connection with the killing of an Australian aid worker in a 2024 air strike in Gaza.
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[2026-08-20 07:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-20 07:41 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 20, 2026 07:41 | News
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[2026-08-20 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Olympic Games Venues
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[2026-08-20 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: John Longmire says there is "incredible deep sadness" at the club's current saga. (Getty Images: Morgan Hancock)
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[2026-08-20 07:17 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister says Australia is ‘outraged’ after Israeli government decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike on humanitarian convoy
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[2026-08-20 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: DJ Benny flies more than 1,500 kilometres across WA for his weekend gigs. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
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[2026-08-20 07:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-20 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The car was set alight after the shooting. (Supplied: Victoria Police)
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[2026-08-20 07:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 7:04am
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[2026-08-20 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Migration Policy
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[2026-08-20 07:01 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign affairs minister says timing of decision was ‘especially insulting’. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-08-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: More than 60 people have been arrested in a joint Australian-Chinese operation to crack down on illegal tobacco smuggling into Australia. (Australian Border Force)
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[2026-08-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The NSW Police task force comes after the ABC investigated historical claims of sexual abuse in Byron Bay's music scene. (Margaret Burin - ABC North Coast)
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[2026-08-20 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Australian Rules Football
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[2026-08-20 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some people living less than two hours away from Adelaide have reported not being mailed their census information. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
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[2026-08-20 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The fate of a proposed powerline in regional Victoria looms as a key local issue at the November election. (ABC News: Tamara Clark)
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[2026-08-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-20 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Below Deck Mediterranean” star Nathan Gallagher was arrested on domestic violence charges in Australia last December.
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[2026-08-20 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 5:38am
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[2026-08-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: I devoured the first four episodes of this new Australian drama. The individual instalments are not quite a half hour in length and that works all too well – any longer and the show’s inherent interest about how people and structures genuinely operate would become overwhelming. The Airport Chaplain has a thrilling sense of curiosity, for characters and organisations.
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[2026-08-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s impossible to take the Great Ocean Road for granted: those sweeping ocean views at every twist and turn simply won’t let you. International travellers have made it Victoria’s most popular region for overnight stays, and Visit Victoria chief executive Brendan McClements describes it as “one of Australia’s most compelling destinations”.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With two degrees and a successful career as an award-winning business reporter, Jeanne-Vida Douglas had everything going for her – or so most people assumed.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s a regular sight at auctions: there are plenty of onlookers around, but bidders? They’re thin on the ground.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Properties passing in at auction in Melbourne this winter tend to have a key feature in common, agents say: sellers’ price expectations are too high.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The drive to recruit apprentice electricians to help build data centres threatens to slow residential construction in Victoria, the group representing electrical contractors has warned.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s state-level support in Queensland has peaked for now, with the Crisafulli LNP government regaining primary vote ground as Pauline Hanson’s party dips back below the Labor opposition.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A hole that suddenly appeared near tunnels being built for the M6 motorway in Sydney’s south has prompted safety inspectors to be called to the site, highlighting risks contractors face, two months after major work restarted on the troubled project.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lead contamination exceeding national thresholds has been discovered in soil at 10 childcare centres across Broken Hill but only four have been cleaned up as authorities leave remediation decisions in the hands of the centres’ operators.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian and Chinese authorities have confiscated almost $100 million worth of illicit tobacco in what federal authorities are touting as a major boost for bilateral relations amid Beijing’s crackdown on the lucrative illegal cigarette market.
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[2026-08-20 04:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s governments will owe a combined $2 trillion by the end of the decade as the states and territories borrow at extraordinary rates that will force them to spend more of their budgets servicing their debts.
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[2026-08-20 04:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former national vice-president of the Mongols outlaw bikie gang is being probed by police over allegations he offered inducements to officials still serving in the CFMEU in return for their support of his business.
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[2026-08-20 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Georgia Hitch is digital producer for ABC TV. She has previously worked as a federal political reporter in Canberra and as a reporter in Darwin.
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[2026-08-20 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Native plants can be grown in pots or garden beds. (ABC: Gardening Australia)
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[2026-08-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth family has lost a catastrophic birth-injury lawsuit against a major maternity hospital despite a judge finding clinicians were negligent, after a court ruled their daughter’s severe brain damage was legally “inevitable.”
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[2026-08-20 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer and is highly prevalent in Australia. (Supplied: Crystal Newton)
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Renting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Property experts at National Australia Bank and Ray White say their analysis has been misunderstood. So how high will rents really rise?
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Wages growth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wages are not growing out of control and the labour market is not ‘tight’
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