Topic: Australia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47
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[2026-05-18 21:34 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Longstanding Brisbane nightclub Fridays has announced it will close its doors this Sunday after 40 years of trading in the CBD’s popular Eagle Street precinct.
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[2026-05-18 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 9:10pm
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Rare Earths] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-18 20:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: a former deputy premier and chief spinner reunite, a council U-turn on e-bikes, arts funding funny business, and QPAC board curiosities.
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[2026-05-18 20:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two possible options for a planned upgrade of the “weak link” in Brisbane’s cycling network have been revealed.
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[2026-05-18 20:30 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A surge in short-term accommodation such as Airbnbs has left some West Australian towns and suburbs without a rental in sight.
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[2026-05-18 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Maroons fullback Kalyn Ponga says he does not feel any pressure to justify his selection ahead of Broncos rival Reece Walsh, as he declared he was in a better position than ever before to make an impression in the State of Origin furnace.
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[2026-05-18 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Australian actor has walked the runways for Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, got his Hollywood break in Thor: Love and Thunder, and hasn’t looked back
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[2026-05-18 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Garrett Graham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Australian actor has walked the runways for Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, got his Hollywood break in Thor: Love and Thunder, and hasn’t looked back
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[2026-05-18 19:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Authorities have taken action against a company that failed to install cooktops at some of its Victorian rentals and prohibited elderly residents from cooking at home.
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[2026-05-18 19:52 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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[2026-05-18 19:36 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The metallic cake decorating powder that left a Queensland child with potentially lifelong injuries has been urgently recalled, as the young boy is discharged from hospital.
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[2026-05-18 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Freshly cashed-up with a new $1.8 million war chest, PLC Resources has wasted no time putting the drill bit to work, kicking off a maiden reverse circulation drilling program at its Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s prolific Murchison region.
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[2026-05-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 7:30pm
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[2026-05-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’
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[2026-05-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Just over a year ago, teachers at Holy Family Primary School in Granville decided to go all in on reading. For 30 minutes every day, a staff member would sit in front of four children of similar ability reading at a semicircular table.
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[2026-05-18 19:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 19:18 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The high-profile “dick pic” defamation legal tussle between Cate Sayers and her ex-husband, Luke Sayers, took a Hollywood turn on Monday when a former Academy Award nominee made a surprise appearance in the Victorian Supreme Court to clap eyes on the action.
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[2026-05-18 19:14 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lapping up victory on his 20th birthday and in Indigenous round, West Coast youngster Malakai Champion couldn’t help but let his mind wander in remembrance of the late Adam Selwood.
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[2026-05-18 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s auditor-general will investigate whether the state’s 40-year lotto extension was good value for taxpayers amid criticism over the secretive process behind the exclusive deal.
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[2026-05-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Five Ways Caravan Park is closing and for some of its residents, their sense of sadness at leaving their friends is mixed with the growing anxiety of being yet to find new homes.
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[2026-05-18 18:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Allan government and Victoria Police are at loggerheads over whether transport department officials formally reported to police a $6 million fraud allegedly attempted by a contractor on the Metro Tunnel rail project.
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[2026-05-18 18:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 18:28 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The directors of Melbourne’s Super Rugby team thought the competition would rise from the ashes after COVID-19 with the support of Rugby Australia only to later learn they had no role in the future of the sport.
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[2026-05-18 18:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 6:22pm
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[2026-05-18 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.
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[2026-05-18 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TV
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[2026-05-18 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pianist Jayson Gillham was concerned management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) would not allow him to play a new piece of music at an event he was headlining if they knew it was dedicated to the journalists of Gaza, the Federal Court heard on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 17:25 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 18, 2026 17:25 | News
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[2026-05-18 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Australian police and policing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantling
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[2026-05-18 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Child Sexual Abuse
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[2026-05-18 17:06 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-18 17:02 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former Parramatta council employee said he was instructed to surveil people’s emails because the former chief executive was paranoid about information being leaked to a councillor and to the media, the corruption watchdog has heard.
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[2026-05-18 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Angelique Donnellan
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[2026-05-18 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: King River Resources is breathing new life into one of Western Australia’s forgotten goldfields, lining up drilling and geophysics at its historic Mindoolah project while eyeing a sizeable inventory of potentially gold-bearing stockpiles sitting at surface.
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[2026-05-18 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tom Robinson is the executive producer of the NT Country Hour. He has covered rural and regional issues across the NT and Western Australia.
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[2026-05-18 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-18 16:15 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For all the awards, accolades and nice things said about her over a four-decade career, Kate McClymont tends to eschew the recognition she thoroughly deserves.
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[2026-05-18 16:13 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A wind gust nearly strong enough to “blow you off your feet” struck when scaffolding crushed a father watching his son play soccer, a coroner has been told.
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[2026-05-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kaiser Reef has fired up a major multi-pronged exploration and development assault at its Maldon gold project in Victoria.
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[2026-05-18 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:03pm
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[2026-05-18 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ever since Australia’s state and federal governments abolished deceased estate taxes in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the prospect of any government reviving that levy on the grieving has been politically toxic.
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[2026-05-18 15:58 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Gold Coast will spend $10 million preparing its hockey venue for Brisbane 2032, Mayor Tom Tate said on Monday as a new pre-Games international tournament was announced for the site.
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[2026-05-18 15:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Not even a heavy downpour over South Brisbane could dull the spirits of the nearly 40 firefighters who crossed the finish line at the Queensland Children’s Hospital on Monday morning, bringing to an end an 800-kilometre, week-long ride from Bundaberg to raise funds for young burns patients.
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