[2026-08-05 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: WA government has no plans to change uranium mining ban

Snippet: Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 8:07am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/cook-government-rules-out-uranium-policy-shift/106992496

[2026-08-05 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: European championships: Top performers to each get 50,000 euro bonus

Snippet: Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, second right, wins the Women’s 800m final at the Diamond League London athletics meet, London, Saturday July 18, 2026. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/european-championships-bonus-gold-0e8dadedd11036d1bb37ffdbfb024257

[2026-08-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Golden Japanese island is off the beaten track but easy to reach

Snippet: An exile for dissidents, a trading hub and home of Japan’s biggest and most productive gold and silver mine: Sado Island has been many things over the centuries. Lately, however, it is scenery, history and culture that draw visitors here.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/inspiration/golden-japanese-island-is-off-the-beaten-track-but-easy-to-reach-20260728-p60j3p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-05 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime

Snippet: Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/amazon-environmental-crime-wildlife-trafficking-police-colombia-uae-e2687c95a1f9281d0fe1b94b02a6177b

[2026-08-05 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

Snippet: Mexico’s Erick Portillo celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s high jump final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/top-photos-day-ap-photojournalists-2bade8576b2d4e4083fcf6ba7226970a

[2026-08-05 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: GB Snowsport loses UK Sport funding but athletes unaffected

Snippet: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won Team GB's first gold medal on snow at a Winter Olympics

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cz971074eezo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-05 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: How the 'Baby iPhone' and an Apple supplier leak explain China's recent supply chain moves

Snippet: The recent cyber breach at Indian Apple supplier Tata Electronics has become propaganda gold for Beijing, as leaders vie to keep international companies locked into China's supply chains.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/china-apple-india-tata-electronics.html

[2026-08-04 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Mining overhaul could raise $883 million for Mali projects

Snippet: Mali could raise up to 883 million dollars from recent mining reforms to help fund energy, water and transport projects, according to the country’s finance minister.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/04/mining-overhaul-could-raise-883-million-for-mali-projects/

[2026-08-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Will lab-grown gems bury diamond mining? | FT Transact

Snippet: Cheap, mass-produced, lab-grown diamonds are flooding the market and, as the FT’s Leslie Hook explains, the impact is extending far beyond jewellery outlets where demand for natural stones has fallen

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/video/2c646606-52ca-4807-ba35-002b532484af

[2026-08-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: The Iran war is fuelling the next oil, gold and silver rally | The National

Snippet: Oil surged nearly 20 per cent in July, with Brent topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May amid Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/08/04/is-iran-war-creating-new-commodity-winners/

[2026-08-04 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Tenants at Abu Dhabi's famous centre for second-hand goods say high rents forcing them away | The National

Snippet: Al Yousuf Centre may seem like just another building in central Abu Dhabi. But behind its gleaming gold doors, it hosts a trove of the capital's best bargains on pre-owned goods.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/04/tenants-at-abu-dhabis-famous-centre-for-second-hand-goods-say-high-rents-forcing-them-away/

[2026-08-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A golden Asian Games is the expectation, but what reality awaits Hong Kong’s fencers?

Snippet: The city’s athletes head to Japan next month with a double Olympic gold medallist and a former world champion in their ranks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362777/golden-asian-games-expectation-what-reality-awaits-hong-kongs-fencers?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [fencing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A golden Asian Games is the expectation, but what reality awaits Hong Kong’s fencers?

Snippet: The city’s athletes head to Japan next month with a double Olympic gold medallist and a former world champion in their ranks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362777/golden-asian-games-expectation-what-reality-awaits-hong-kongs-fencers

[2026-08-04 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s outsize commodities footprint cushions global energy shocks: Goldman Sachs

Snippet: Analysts at investment bank say Beijing has become de facto ‘volatility arbiter’ for global commodity markets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3362861/chinas-outsize-commodities-footprint-cushions-global-energy-shocks-goldman-sachs?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Goldman Sachs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s outsize commodities footprint cushions global energy shocks: Goldman Sachs

Snippet: Analysts at investment bank say Beijing has become de facto ‘volatility arbiter’ for global commodity markets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3362861/chinas-outsize-commodities-footprint-cushions-global-energy-shocks-goldman-sachs

[2026-08-04 12:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Critica slashes key cost at WA flagship rare earths project

Snippet: ASX listed Critica Limited has landed another significant processing breakthrough at its massive Jupiter rare earths project near Mount Magnet in Western Australia’s Mid West, confirming a 30 per cent reduction in sulphuric acid consumption that could materially reduce future operating costs.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/critica-slashes-key-cost-at-wa-flagship-rare-earths-project-20260804-p60law.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Councils push to set their own rates for mining companies

Snippet: Topic:Local Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/lgant-seeks-change-to-increase-rate-payments-mining-companies/106975344

[2026-08-04 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China's 'silver economy' draws Japan nursing care equipment retailers

Snippet: Japanese companies Yamashita and Welfan look to serve China's 60-and-older population, which topped 323 million last year and is projected to surpass 400 million around 2035. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/retail/china-s-silver-economy-draws-japan-nursing-care-equipment-retailers

[2026-08-04 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Teacher's advice 35 years ago leads to Commonwealth Games gold

Snippet: By Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/hometown-hero-celebrated-james-reynolds/106988944

[2026-08-04 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Here's Why the US Manufacturing Surveys Are Diverging So Dramatically...

Snippet: Update (1015ET): As we noted below, there was a significant divergence between the two manufacturing surveys for July... which is not that unusual, and also an odd divergence between falling inflation expectations and universally rising commodity prices.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-ism-manufacturing-survey-surges-strongest-4-years-sp-global-sees-warning-signs

[2026-08-04 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Today in Sports - Serena Williams joins Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam

Snippet: 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/steffi-graf-track-and-field-serena-williams-michael-phelps-4c9a7de7cca8893794dfaa39476e4c4e

[2026-08-03 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US faces new pressure to build weapons without China's rare earth magnets

Snippet: EXETER, N.H. — A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining waste stored in 1-ton bags. The company uses electrolysis to separate the key critical elements President Donald Trump's administration desperately wants to produce domestically from the powder left behind at traditional mines.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/03/world/us-faces-new-pressure-to-build-weapons-without-chinas-rare-earth-magnets/2397171

[2026-08-03 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: China's rare earth restrictions hit US missile magnet production

Snippet: U.S. rare earths refiners race to expand amid growing conflicts as Pentagon pushes to break China’s stranglehold on production of elusive metals critical in enabling potent features in advanced weapon systems. (AP Video and Production: Rodrique Ngowi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-critical-minerals-defense-iran-war-china-df2b6c0f5fdd8b26143ce332336f6489

[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Young fencer with Hong Kong roots dreams of winning Olympic gold at Brisbane 2032

Snippet: Amelie Tsang, whose father is from Hong Kong’s New Territories, became Britain’s first women’s cadet world champion in 2023

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3362775/young-fencer-hong-kong-roots-dreams-winning-olympic-gold-brisbane-2032?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [fencing] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Young fencer with Hong Kong roots dreams of winning Olympic gold at Brisbane 2032

Snippet: Amelie Tsang, whose father is from Hong Kong’s New Territories, became Britain’s first women’s cadet world champion in 2023

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3362775/young-fencer-hong-kong-roots-dreams-winning-olympic-gold-brisbane-2032

[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: BOK to buy domestically produced gold for 1st time in 13 years

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday it plans to purchase domestically produced gold for the first time in 13 years through over-the-counter transactions.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260803010200320

[2026-08-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Commonwealth Games 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Josh Kerr: ‘There are some fantastic 1500m guys. But I feel I’m on a different level’

Snippet: Scottish champion on Commonwealth Games glory on home soil, the 1500m world record, and why he doesn’t want his rivals to know him too well

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/03/josh-kerr-2026-commonwealth-games-one-mile-gold-athletics

[2026-08-03 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Olympio builds Quebec gold system with more solid drill hits

Snippet: Olympio Metals has drawn first blood from its Phase 3 drilling program at its Bousquet gold project in Quebec, Canada. The opening hole of the new program delivered another high-grade intercept that appears to strengthen the case for the flagship project which is rapidly shaping up as a significant new gold system.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/olympio-builds-quebec-gold-system-with-more-solid-drill-hits-20260803-p60l29.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Liberty Bell Bay smelter officially enters liquidation

Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/liberty-bell-bay-smelter-officially-enters-liquidation/106989546

[2026-08-03 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coal miner dies after 'mobile equipment incident' in NSW Hunter Valley

Snippet: Topic:Mining Accidents and Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-incident-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

[2026-08-03 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coal miner dies after on-site truck crash in NSW Hunter Valley

Snippet: Topic:Mining Accidents and Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-truck-crash-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

[2026-08-03 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Horizon bags high grade gold outside WA mine plan

Snippet: Horizon Gold has delivered a volley of broad, high-grade gold hits from drilling outside the recently completed DFS mine plan at its Gum Creek gold project in Western Australia’s Mid-West/ Murchison region. The headline result from the company’s Kingfisher prospect is a cracking 23-metre intersection grading an impressive 5.26 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 188m downhole, which included a richer 15 metre core going 7.65g/t gold.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/horizon-bags-high-grade-gold-outside-wa-mine-plan-20260803-p60l17.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 14:47 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Gateway kicks off Gascoyne gold hunt near Benz discovery

Snippet: Gateway Mining has kicked off a massive regional soil sampling program at its Glenburgh South project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region where it is hunting for a lookalike to its neighbour Benz Mining’s celebrated tier- 1 Glenburgh gold discovery.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/gateway-kicks-off-gascoyne-gold-hunt-near-benz-discovery-20260803-p60l0e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 14:22 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Why are Australia’s rare earths ‘crucial for the world’? Joe Hockey has an idea

Snippet: Joe Hockey, the former federal treasurer and Australian ambassador for the United States, has stressed to a mining conference the global importance of the nation’s resources as war rages in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/why-are-australia-s-rare-earths-crucial-for-the-world-joe-hockey-has-an-idea-20260803-p60kzx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Canberra secures new NBL role amid expansion team hopes

Snippet: Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 1:52pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/nbl-moves-ignite-cup-from-gold-coast-to-canberra/106990522

[2026-08-03 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Prosecutors gather volumes of evidence against Gold Coast developer

Snippet: Topic:Corporate Crimes

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/prosecutors-gather-evidence-against-developer-david-mcwilliams/106990354

[2026-08-03 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Fool’s gold: Trump’s promise to America is not going to plan

Snippet: August 3, 2026 — 11:58am

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/fool-s-gold-trump-s-promise-to-america-is-not-going-to-plan-20260803-p60ktj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum

Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/diggers-dealers-forum-day-one-kalgoorlie-rare-earths/106968566

[2026-08-03 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Quick hits: Delta stuns with Aussie classic, 76yo claims history-making gold

Snippet: Topic:Commonwealth Games

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/quick-hits-commonwealth-games-goodrem-76-year-old-gold/106987230

[2026-08-03 08:17 UTC+10:00] [Commonwealth Games 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s cyclists complete mammoth medal haul at end of Commonwealth Games

Snippet: Australia end Games with 171 medals all up, including 70 gold

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/03/commonwealth-games-australia-cycling-final-medal-tally

[2026-08-03 05:06 UTC+10:00] [Commonwealth Games 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Emma Finucane lands keirin to claim historic fourth Commonwealth gold

Snippet: Welsh cyclist had won in two sprints and time trial

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/02/emma-finucane-lands-keirin-to-claim-historic-fourth-commonwealth-gold

[2026-08-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Diggers to discuss the deal on AI, fuel at mining meet

Snippet: August 3, 2026 05:00 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/diggers-to-discuss-the-deal-on-ai-fuel-at-mining-meet/

[2026-08-03 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Kazakhstan's billion-dollar rare earths push faces familiar obstacles | The National

Snippet: Kazakhstan’s efforts to attract foreign investment in its rare earth ambitions face a series of challenges as the country seeks to position itself as a viable alternative to China in the supply chain.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/02/kazakhstans-billion-dollar-rare-earths-push-faces-familiar-obstacles/

[2026-08-03 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Finucane creates Games history with fourth gold

Snippet: Emma Finucane won two bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cy8mrkpd27lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-03 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Commonwealth Games 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Commonwealth Games 2026: day 10 – in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenWales’ Emma Finucane celebrates after winning the Women’s Keirin Final.Photograph: Matthew Childs/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenIsle of Man’s Matthew Bostock celebrates after winning the Men’s 40km Points Race Final.Photograph: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Emma Reid celebrates winning the women’s 78kg gold medal bout against Australia’s Maria Swan.Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenAustralia’s Alyssa Polites celebrates winning gold in the track cycling elimination race.Photograph: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenWelsh cyclist Jonah Jenkins recovers after the men’s 1000m time

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/aug/02/commonwealth-games-2026-day-10-closing-ceremony-in-pictures

[2026-08-02 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Commonwealth Games 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s Louise Hoskins, 76, wins historic Commonwealth Games gold medal

Snippet: Para bowler is oldest gold medallist in Games history

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/02/australia-louise-hoskins-oldest-commonwealth-games-gold-medallist

[2026-08-02 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: England beaten by Australia to netball bronze

Snippet: England played Australia in a repeat of the 2018 gold-medal match won by the Roses

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/articles/cm2gzyxv6vyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-02 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: After javelin gold, Aussie star heads straight back to hospital work

Snippet: Topic:Commonwealth Games

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/commonwealth-games-mackenzie-little-wins-javelin-gold/106987376

[2026-08-02 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'A pot of gold' as small orchids delight avid hunters

Snippet: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/orchids-bloom-ahead-of-bumper-wildflower-season/106954736

[2026-08-02 09:21 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Athletics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: This was the event of the Games. An Australian had a ‘terrrible’ race and won silver

Snippet: Scroll down for a complete Commonwealth Games medal tally

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletics/this-was-the-event-of-the-games-an-australian-had-a-terrrible-race-and-won-silver-20260801-p60klk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed