Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-19 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La polaca Iga Swiatek celebra su victoria por 6-3, 1-6 y 6-3 sobre la ucraniana Elina Svitolina en las semifinales del Abierto de Canadá (National Bank Open) de tenis en Toronto, el miércoles 12 de agosto de 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-08-19 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El volante español Rodri Hernández alza el trofeo como mejor jugador del Mundial tras la victoria 1-0 ante Argentina en la final, el domingo 19 de julio de 2026, en East Rutherford, Nueva Jersey. (AP Foto/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-08-19 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE are a lot of opinions about Pax Silica, even though very little is still known about what we, the Philippines, exactly signed up for. The silence and lack of transparency are deafening. The misleading analysis, distracting. The frantic rush, alarming. In simple terms, Pax Silica is a US-led international partnership aimed at securing global supply chains for computer chips, AI technology, and critical minerals among the US and its allies.
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[2026-08-19 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Playbook] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Your essential guide to what’s driving the day in Canberra.
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Triptorelin, already listed for prostate cancer, should have unrestricted use, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee says
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gun control] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New South Wales will become the first state to undertake Australia’s biggest gun buyback in 30 years in a jointly funded scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack. The move has been welcomed by many, but has also been met with opposition from the Coalition and One Nation who say it unfairly targets law-abiding gun owners.
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gang of Youths] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four years since their last album, the anthemic Australian band are back with a new sound and new music about finally being ‘overwhelmingly OK’
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian lifestyle] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: I’m a backup caregiver, a teller of stories, a giver of snacks. Also, kids ask too many questions for their parents to answer them all
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Superannuation] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Investment experts say early withdrawal can substantially reduce retirement funds, but they suggest reducing contribution rates
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[2026-08-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The absurd Australian comedy with deliberately poor-dubbing and Nazi dinosaurs is a fever dream – and greater than the sum of its parts
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[2026-08-19 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Australian television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Commercial networks ‘effectively stopped commissioning’ kids TV after government quota dropped, Screen Australia report finds
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[2026-08-18 21:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The principal of one of Melbourne’s most prestigious state schools says he will resign in September for a role with the Department of Education.
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[2026-08-18 21:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When the well-travelled Graham Cochrane (C8) made mention of an unwelcome S.H.I.T. stamp, Granny must confess to feeling rather unworldly, but then Steve Castieau of Bexley came along to explain: “In the 1970s, long-haired overland travellers entering Malaysia from Thailand often had their visas marked S.H.I.T (Suspected Hippy In Transit) accompanied by a stern warning to travel directly to Singapore.
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[2026-08-18 20:38 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Scots College Council has thrown its “resolute” support behind principal Dr Ian Lambert, revealing that boys as young as 10 have now been briefed on the sexual assault charges laid against three of their peers.
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[2026-08-18 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Britain’s Princess Eugenie has named her first daughter Adelaide Elizabeth Annina, she said Monday.
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[2026-08-18 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Swans play their final home-and-away game at the SCG on Sunday. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor)
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[2026-08-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kimlong Rim was standing trial for the murder of Thea Kheav outside a party at Parafield Gardens in 2007. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-18 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andrew Dillon says the AFL ‘will consider the broader conduct of the players as more information comes to light’
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[2026-08-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous Australians] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lyndel Ningella was last seen leaving home in Butler on Saturday evening prompting concerns about her safety
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[2026-08-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's peak union body says offering two-year rental agreements would provide more security to tenants. (ABC News: Gian De Poloni)
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[2026-08-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 18, 2026 — 7:45pm
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[2026-08-18 19:33 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting hundreds of thousands of participants
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[2026-08-18 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police were called to a house at Beenleigh on Tuesday afternoon. (Supplied)
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[2026-08-18 19:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Examine, a free newsletter covering science, is sent every Tuesday. You’re reading an excerpt – sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox.
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[2026-08-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-18 19:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A leading Australian infrastructure firm working on major state and federally backed projects has been implicated in a suspected plot that allegedly saw a crew of Melbourne bikie enforcers travel to Brisbane to threaten to burn down the house and kill the children of a CFMEU activist.
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[2026-08-18 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: South-east Queensland train services will remain on a reduced schedule despite an in-principle agreement being reached between Queensland Rail and unions. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)
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[2026-08-18 19:02 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Towers up to 30 storeys could be allowed in some parts of Upper Mount Gravatt, with residents set to have their say on the proposal to transform their suburb.
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[2026-08-18 18:38 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sports and entertainment manager Ralph Carr plans to fight for his freedom for as long as it takes, a court has heard as his lawyer branded Carr’s rape conviction the most obvious miscarriage of justice he had seen in a decades-long career.
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[2026-08-18 18:24 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lily Hooper has not been seen since leaving for a hike in Nattai national park, south-west of Sydney, on 12 August
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[2026-08-18 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Clay Benjamin Hall has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape. (ABC Southern Qld: Grace Nakamura)
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[2026-08-18 17:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Businessman and former university chancellor David Gonski wants ethics classes similar to those in NSW public schools to be rolled out across all levels of education, and lessons in antisemitism to start as early as preschool, in a bid to combat hate in Australia.
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[2026-08-18 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Working holiday-maker visa holders play an "important" role in regional Australia, an expert says. (Supplied: Backpacker and Youth Tourism Panel)
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[2026-08-18 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former Ibac head welcomes potential change that could capture actions that currently cannot be used to make corrupt findings
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[2026-08-18 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Sydney council has pulled a book scrutinising Israel’s actions in Gaza from its library shelves pending a “review”.
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[2026-08-18 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Family members of Lily Hooper say they are devastated their "beloved daughter" is missing. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-18 17:04 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Joshua Binstead was a father, a junkie, a career criminal and fresh out of prison.
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[2026-08-18 17:03 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WorkSafe is investigating the death of a tow truck driver in Osborne Park on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-08-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Erin Patterson mushroom trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An Australian court will consider two appeals from Wednesday: whether Patterson’s convictions should be quashed, and if she should remain in prison for life without parole
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[2026-08-18 16:39 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-08-18 16:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese’s infamous exchange with a podcast host about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s melon gift may have been crass, ill-advised and cringeworthy. Indeed, it certainly was. The big unanswered question was whether the prime minister’s bawdy banter with a so-called bush Barbie, and his steadfast refusal to apologise to Takaichi, had fundamentally damaged the relationship with one of Australia’s most important strategic partners.
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[2026-08-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [Australia cricket team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former Test opener fined $1,500 after failing a breath-test at Easter
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[2026-08-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The AFL’s latest regrettable chapter was handled delicately in some areas, while others initially viewed it largely through a sporting lens
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[2026-08-18 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Domestic Violence
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[2026-08-18 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor’s bill to restrict gambling ads is set to pass this week, with the Greens calling the agreement ‘cowardly’
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[2026-08-18 16:04 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Brisbane’s “tram-like” Metro is prompting revellers to ditch taxis and Ubers on Friday and Saturday nights, the council says.
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