[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Ex-WA Labor MP accuses party of pandering to ‘vested interests’

Snippet: Former West Australian Labor MP Chris Tallentire has accused his party of pandering to “vested interests” over the wishes of the community in a cutting letter published in this month’s Quarterly Essay.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/ex-wa-labor-mp-accuses-party-of-pandering-to-vested-interests-20260318-p5pdvh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Union Pacific train derails in Texas town, causes ethanol leak

Snippet: More than two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday morning near Houston, causing a chemical leak from two of the cars that officials said didn’t pose a threat to the public.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/train-derailment-union-pacific-texas-43119e8d0020e3b8d9367db8e4dcb8cb

[2026-03-19 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran’s supreme leader vows response over Larijani killing

Snippet: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed that those behind the killing of security chief Ali Larijani will “pay”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-supreme-leader-vows-response-over-larijani-killing

[2026-03-19 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California Dems react to Chavez child rape claims as Newsom is yet to adress scandal

Snippet: California Democrats reacted with disgust to the shocking allegations of sexual abuse of women and girls by labor icon Cesar Chavez — while Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to address the scandal tearing through the state.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/california-leaders-respond-to-cesar-chavez-sex-abuse-allegations/

[2026-03-19 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Day care worker ‘scrolled on her phone’ while lying on top of baby, killing her: suit

Snippet: A 16-month-old girl was smothered to death at her day care in North Carolina — when a worker there tried to force her to nap by lying on top of her while “scrolling on her phone,” a new lawsuit alleges.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/north-carolina-day-care-worker-laid-on-baby-during-nap-killing-her-suit/

[2026-03-19 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Jobs data to help guide Reserve Bank’s May rates move

Snippet: March 19, 2026 03:30 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/jobs-data-to-help-guide-reserve-banks-may-rates-move/

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Labor groups push for P200 wage hike

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/news/national/labor-groups-push-for-p200-wage-hike/2302990

[2026-03-19 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Horrific details of Cesar Chavez rape scandal finally made public

Snippet: Bombshell rape accusations against revered labor leader Cesar Chavez were revealed on Wednesday, a day after celebrations in his name were canceled across California. A report from the New York Times detailed accounts from multiple women, two who said they were children when Chavez began sexually abusing them.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/cesar-chavez-sex-abuse-scandal-details/

[2026-03-19 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: The exploding WNBA salary numbers in new CBA

Snippet: In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association reached a handshake agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, which they billed as “transformational.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/sports/the-exploding-wnba-salary-numbers-in-new-cba/

[2026-03-19 01:54 UTC+10:00] [Documentary] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘You never know whether they’re acting’: my encounter with the man who spent £50,000 renting girlfriends

Snippet: A new documentary delves into the phenomenon of men who pay women to role-play their romantic partners. The masked 27-year-old at its heart, and director Ben Zand, tell all

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/18/inside-the-incels-who-rent-girlfriends-zandland-ben-zand-interview

[2026-03-19 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Jeremy Corbyn accuses UK government of 'direct involvement' in Iran strikes

Snippet: Former leader of the Labour Party and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claim that UK bases are only being used for “defensive strikes” against Iranian missiles.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jeremy-corbyn-accuses-uk-government-direct-involvement-iran-strikes

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

Source: CNBC

Title: How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers

Snippet: Demand for new AI data centers is surging, but they can't build themselves.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/ai-data-center-buildout-jobs-salary-skilled-traders-worker-shortage.html

[2026-03-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Should tobacconists even exist? Minister poses radical question as illegal cigarette sales soar

Snippet: Labor has floated the radical idea of shutting down tobacconists so that cigarettes are only sold in places like supermarkets as one way of curbing a flourishing tobacco black market, while revealing new laws to take on tobacco kingpins.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/should-tobacconists-even-exist-minister-poses-radical-question-as-illegal-cigarette-sales-soar-20260318-p5omcx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 23:24 UTC+10:00] [Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong more attractive to talent amid Middle East tensions, labour chief says

Snippet: Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says one fourth of imported workers from various schemes are foreign passport holders

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3347047/hong-kong-more-attractive-talent-amid-middle-east-tensions-labour-chief-says

[2026-03-18 22:27 UTC+10:00] [WNBA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Top WNBA players set to make more than $1m a year after new CBA agreed in principle

Snippet: Union and league reach verbal agreement on new deal

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/18/wnba-new-cba-player-salaries-basketball

[2026-03-18 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A refresh at Macy's stores begins to pay off

Snippet: The Macy’s logo is seen Feb. 22, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/macys-fourth-quarter-inflation-tariffs-891e7ddb0dae9ff5e22ec17562ae9c3c

[2026-03-18 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Secretary for Labour and Welfare] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s jobless rate falls by 0.1 percentage point

Snippet: Unemployment rate for December to February period stands at 3.8 per cent, with situation improving in retail, accommodation services, and foundation and superstructure sectors

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3347046/hong-kongs-jobless-rate-falls-01-percentage-point

[2026-03-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Employee crushed to death in horror industrial accident after press machine unexpectedly turns on

Snippet: An Ohio Ford employee is dead after being trapped and crushed by a malfunctioning industrial machine at a company plant this week.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/ohio-ford-worker-gregory-knopf-killed-by-press-machine-in-freak-accident/

[2026-03-18 19:53 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Principals prepare to join statewide teachers’ strike

Snippet: Government school principals and assistant principals are set to take part in a teachers’ strike next week after joining their teaching colleagues in rejecting the state’s offer of a 17 per cent pay rise.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/principals-prepare-to-join-statewide-teachers-strike-20260318-p5pd06.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Burnham says Labour should listen to Angela Rayner after she warns party ‘running out of time’ to deliver change – UK politics live

Snippet: Greater Manchester mayor says the party ‘would always do well to listen to what Angela has got to say’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/18/angela-rayner-andy-burnham-labour-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-uk-politics-latest-news-updates

[2026-03-18 19:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: ECCK wary of labor legal fog despite bullish Korea outlook

Snippet: Lack of clarity in prolabor legislation dims investment outlook even as business cooperation thrives, ECCK chair says

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697444

[2026-03-18 19:15 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Bus driver union slams KMB policy to turn off AC when travelling with no patrons

Snippet: Motor Transport Workers General Union hits out at bus firm’s measure to save fuel amid surging oil prices triggered by Middle East conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3347006/bus-driver-union-slams-kmb-policy-turn-ac-when-travelling-no-patrons

[2026-03-18 18:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Samsung Electronics unions set for May strike

Snippet: Samsung Electronics’ labor unions will launch a general strike in May, marking the first such action in nearly two years and only the second in the company’s history.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697373

[2026-03-18 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: WNBA and players union have aligned on key elements for a new collective bargaining agreement

Snippet: The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cba-wnba-19ec34c0a5f1eea97a9ab6881d1c6144

[2026-03-18 18:09 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Anthony Mason, who helped put top Hong Kong court on the map, dies at age 100

Snippet: City leader, current and former top judges pay tribute to former Australian chief justice and praise ‘his profound wisdom and illustrious experience’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346996/anthony-mason-who-helped-put-top-hong-kong-court-map-dies-age-100

[2026-03-18 17:36 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Liquidator: “Happy to lose $350k, let the boat go to scrap”

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/liquidator-happy-to-lose-350k-let-the-boat-go-to-scrap/

[2026-03-18 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s high court orders ankle bracelets be removed and curfews end for 43 former immigration detainees

Snippet: Labor’s preventative detention regime suffers blow as court finds tough laws for NZYQ group are unconstitutional

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/high-court-orders-ankle-bracelets-be-removed-and-curfews-to-end-for-43-former-immigration-detainees-ntwnfb

[2026-03-18 16:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Calls mount for integration of Korea’s airport operators

Snippet: Korea Airport Corp.’s labor union underscores need to revive regional airports

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697200

[2026-03-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Man pleads not guilty to manslaughter of former MP Barry Urban

Snippet: Former Labor MP Barry Urban died months after an alleged assault in Perth. (ABC News: Hugh Sando)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-barry-urban-manslaughter/106468812

[2026-03-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Top US intelligence officials will testify about Iran war

Snippet: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exits the House chamber following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-iran-war-congress-gabbard-kash-patel-54efeb2ec50a7d31421dc1c36ea4ab5b

[2026-03-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: AP News

Title: Federal Reserve could signal no interest rate cuts this year in wake of Iran war

Snippet: FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fed-interest-rates-inflation-jobs-powell-trump-5ff8aec596588afed4a7449322bf956c

[2026-03-18 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Organised crime link to Yarra Valley worker exploitation

Snippet: Topic:Agricultural Workers

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/organised-crime-yarra-valley-labour-hire-worker-underpayments/106467376

[2026-03-18 13:44 UTC+10:00] [South Australian election 2026] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: As South Australia’s Liberals struggle to stay in the fight, will their preferences usher in One Nation?

Snippet: Putting Pauline Hanson’s party above Labor on how-to-vote cards is a gamble for Ashton Hurn’s leadership, with the Liberals facing potential eclipse

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/south-australia-liberals-labor-one-nation

[2026-03-18 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Labor calls for special session to pass P200 wage hike as prices of oil products surge

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Organized labor groups have demanded that Congress convene a special session to pass the long-delayed ₱200 legislated wage increase, as commuters brace for higher fares in buses, jeepneys, and ferries driven by oil price spikes amid the Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/news/labor-calls-for-special-session-to-pass-p200-wage-hike-as-prices-of-oil-products-surge/2302370

[2026-03-18 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: LA teachers union posed for massive strike impacting 400,000 students

Snippet: Los Angeles teachers are expected to announce a strike date Wednesday that could halt classes for nearly 400,000 students.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/la-teachers-union-posed-for-massive-strike-impacting-400000-students/

[2026-03-18 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: CFMEU disruption did not blow North East Link’s budget, premier says

Snippet: Premier Jacinta Allan has rejected claims the CFMEU delayed the North East Link or that the construction union’s disruption added to the toll road’s $10 billion blowout.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/cfmeu-disruption-did-not-blow-north-east-link-s-budget-premier-says-20260318-p5oo0z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: High Court strikes down Labor’s ankle-monitoring regime for a second time

Snippet: The High Court has for the second time struck down Labor’s ankle bracelet and curfew regime for former criminals released from immigration detention, continuing a years-long legal fallout over how the government deals with people it can’t deport.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/high-court-strikes-down-labor-s-ankle-monitoring-regime-for-a-second-time-20260318-p5ol6x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 11:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Who will pay for Kyle Sandilands’ KIIS goodbye?

Snippet: There was an air of inevitability about KIIS-owner ARN Media firing Kyle Sandilands this morning and officially ending its association with the ratings’ juggernaut that was The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/who-will-pay-for-kyle-sandilands-kiis-goodbye-20260318-p5okj2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 11:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: With one sentence, treasurer drops major hint on $22 billion tax overhaul

Snippet: The federal government has dropped its two clearest hints to date that it is preparing to wind back the capital gains tax (CGT) discount for property investors in the upcoming budget.Yesterday, two Labor senators endorsed a parliamentary inquiry's report into the controversial tax break, which found the discount's design is flawed, distorts investment, benefits investors over first-home buyers, and can drive intergenerational inequality.And this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers left the door well and truly ajar when asked whether the May

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-government-hint-changes-capital-gains-tax/938c783c-4361-4c06-bde7-bc3168cd2016

[2026-03-18 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Hoodwinked. How BHP bulldozed a coal miner in court

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/hoodwinked-how-bhp-bulldozed-a-coal-miner-in-court/

[2026-03-18 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Recognised rural youth worker faces child exploitation material charges

Snippet: Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw started a youth centre in Cunnamulla. (ABC Western Qld: Hannah Walsh)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/qld-young-australian-of-the-year-child-exploitation-charges/106466820

[2026-03-18 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: #Metoo, Chavez? Then fall, Cesar; labor hero no longer useful to left

Snippet: The left built the late California labor leader Cesar Chavez into a hero. He’s now the latest takedown in the #metoo era.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/et-tu-chavez-then-fall-cesar-metoo-hits-labor-hero/

[2026-03-18 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Live Nation worker at antitrust trial regrets calling customers stupid

Snippet: The Ticketmaster logo is seen along the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/livenation-antitrust-ticketmaster-states-d9fbc5cdc8e4dcc659cfc5e1ed34ebc6

[2026-03-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Paraguay ratifies Mercosur-EU free trade deal

Snippet: SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Paraguay on Tuesday became the latest and final South American country to ratify the landmark free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, which will establish one of the world’s largest free trade zones.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/paraguay-eu-mercosur-free-trade-agreement-f3ada4b48c973108375869610927fce2

[2026-03-18 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Horrific details revealed in murder of Florida nurse who was savagely bludgeoned to death by ex-co-worker

Snippet: The mother of slain Florida nurse Linda Campitelli revealed new details of her daughter’s tragic slaying — including that she was bludgeoned to death with a tire iron during an alleged birthday tryst.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/horrific-details-revealed-in-murder-of-florida-nurse-who-was-savagely-bludgeoned-to-death-by-ex-co-worker/

[2026-03-18 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Cesar Chavez celebrations halted over allegations of abuse

Snippet: Cesar Chavez, a farm worker, labor organizer and leader of the California grape strike, is seen in a California works office in 1965. (AP Photo, George Brich, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cesar-chavez-allegation-a0596b669bbae9e922d945d9e0573a91

[2026-03-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Kim Seong-kon] Is AI translation trustworthy? Not quite

Snippet: Today, we are witnessing the advent of a new era and can foresee a radically different future due to the ubiquity of AI. Elon Musk has already predicted that, within 10 to 20 years, employment will become unnecessary and thus optional because AI will perform nearly all tasks, except, probably, for plumbing.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696454

[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: SLBFE reimburses foreign job fraud victims Rs.194.5 Mn in five months - DailyNews

Snippet: The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said that they filed legal action against individuals and unlicensed job agencies who engaged in fraudulent foreign job activities during the past five months from October of last year up to February of this year, 2026 and recovered Rs.194.5 million on behalf of the victims.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/local/968572/slbfe-reimburses-foreign-job-fraud-victims-rs-194-5-mn-in-five-months/

[2026-03-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Union slams ‘reckless’ staff cuts putting vulnerable train passengers at risk

Snippet: Vulnerable train passengers will be left without vital assistance at stations under a “reckless” proposal by Queensland Rail, a peak transport union has warned.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/union-slams-reckless-staff-cuts-putting-vulnerable-train-passengers-at-risk-20260317-p5oflp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A federal judge brings RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine crusade to a halt

Snippet: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enters the House Chamber before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-judge-ruling-maha-aad16db9d014f9c024d8c42b2e2365bf