Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — House Bill 6602 seeks to increase the minimum mandated yearly paid leave under the Labor Code to 10 days.
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[2026-04-28 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian teachers will be offered a 28 per cent pay rise over four years by the state government, as it tries to avoid weeks of school strikes planned throughout May and June.
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[2026-04-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wallabies halfback Tate McDermott has warned he will return to the field a more daunting prospect than before he suffered a gruesome injury, but admits he remains unclear on when that comeback will be.
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[2026-04-28 17:26 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A plan to inject more than 500 new houses into Western Australia’s Government Regional Officer Housing Program using money from the state’s biggest miners has been panned as an admission Labor had dropped the ball on regional development over the past decade.
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[2026-04-28 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism
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[2026-04-28 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Starting next year, the government will introduce a new allowance for fixed-term workers in the public sector who work less than one year and are therefore ineligible for severance pay, the labor ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 16:26 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s peak rail union has vowed to intensify its industrial campaign and has flagged possible strike action during the May 15 to 17 Magic Round weekend, after negotiations with the state government broke down.
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[2026-04-28 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) distributed incentives to 96 athletes and 52 coaches following their campaign in the 2025 Asean Para Games.
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[2026-04-28 15:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Senior staff for Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU have criticised departing federal government-appointed administrator Mark Irving’s suggestion that the union is moving to a new “rebuilding” phase.
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[2026-04-28 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei criticised the European Union, saying its sanctions reflect “double standards” and “hypocrisy”, and were “never about human rights” but instead harm ordinary citizens.
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[2026-04-28 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is always a sign of political trouble in the UK when its prime minister gathers top figures at the Chequers Court, a house west of London that the head of government uses as a weekend retreat.
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[2026-04-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Labour Department] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss developments in student accomodation, and the Tai Po fire
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[2026-04-28 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages
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[2026-04-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hiring activity in the Gulf has held up in sectors such as technology and health care, but the Iran war has significantly affected jobs in tourism and hospitality, recruitment specialists have said.
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia heatwave] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says
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[2026-04-28 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The “billionaire tax” has qualified for the ballot, according to the union organizers who launched it. It may lose in November. It may be thrown out by the courts.
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[2026-04-28 12:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-28 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giants
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[2026-04-28 12:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Digital giants including Meta, TikTok and Google could be forced to pay up to $250 million to the Australian government, which would then be distributed to media companies, if they refuse to strike deals to pay for local journalism.
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[2026-04-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An Atlanta-to-Portland Delta Air Lines flight turned into an unexpected delivery room after a pregnant passenger went into labor mid-flight and gave birth with the assistance of flight attendants and an onboard emergency medical responder, the airline said Monday.
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[2026-04-28 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Electric car giant BYD has become the first Chinese business to be raised in the European Parliament over allegations of labor abuses in Hungary, CNBC has learned, following a watchdog's investigation into working conditions at the site.
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[2026-04-28 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The agreement comes after months of dispute over public school teachers' pay and conditions. (ABC News: Mackenzie Archer)
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[2026-04-28 11:14 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-28 11:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-28 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It seems inevitable that Carlos Mendoza is the one who’ll pay the bill for the mess the Mets find themselves in, despite the votes of confidence both obvious (David Stearns said so last week) and subtle (he still has his job as you read this).
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The Australian Taxation Office says all sources of income, including that made through interest, rental income, side hustles and cash jobs, must be declared. Source: Getty / Andrzej Rostek
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Tech media giants like Meta and Google walked away from the original media bargaining laws in 2024. Source: AAP / Jonathan Raa
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[2026-04-28 09:32 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 28, 2026 09:32 | News
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[2026-04-28 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manifestantes durante una campaña de Que los Contaminadores Paguen (Make Polluters Pay) en la que exigen que las compañías petroleras paguen para la transición energética, durante una conferencia sobre un distanciamiento de los combustibles fósiles, el lunes 7 de abril de 2026, en Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Foto/Ivan Valencia)
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[2026-04-28 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee recommended tirzepatide - an injectable GLP-1 medication sold as Mounjaro - be subsidised for adults with “inadequately controlled” type 2 diabetes. (ABC News: Evan Young)
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[2026-04-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities expect 1,000 visitors in the area each day during the coming Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
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[2026-04-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Anhui] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities expect 1,000 visitors in the area each day during the coming Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
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[2026-04-28 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Demonstrators participate in a Make Polluters Pay campaign along the Caribbean Sea demanding oil companies pay for the energy transition during a nearby conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Monday, April 27, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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[2026-04-28 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pizza Hut will continue to pay the salary of the late Yemanu Binyamin Zalka to his family every month for as long as it exists, the chain announced in a statement on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of the biggest storylines entering the NBA playoffs was whether or not Luka Doncic would have any sort of effect this postseason.
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[2026-04-28 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top Co-Op City official warned that residents could pay four times more in monthly maintenance charges if New York State’s controversial green-energy laws aren’t peeled back.
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[2026-04-28 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Big Apple deli worker who was shot and killed while at work had expressed fears of falling victim to the rampant violence that was plaguing small businesses last year.
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[2026-04-28 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers resume construction on the stage for a concert by Colombian pop star Shakira after the death of a worker in an accident during setup a day prior, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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[2026-04-28 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Peter Mandelson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting process
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[2026-04-28 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Panama on May 6, soon after concluding his visit to Kazakhstan, according to Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.
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[2026-04-28 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It is often easy to picture workplace safety – a factory worker fastening a helmet, a construction worker clipped to a harness, a bright yellow caution sign warning of a wet floor. Fire drills, emergency exits and first aid kits. For decades, workplace safety has been measured by the visible —what can be preve nted, protected or repaired.
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[2026-04-28 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Government assures the public that none of the funds of the approved 2026 supplementary budget of Rs. 500 billion and the other donors’ fund of Rs. 9,583 million allocated towards rebuilding Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah will be misused or transferred to any other accounts except for post-disaster restoration work, Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Locomotive Engine Drivers’ Union (LEDU) has announced that train drivers are withdrawing from operating locomotives with technical defects.
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[2026-04-28 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 28, 2026 05:00 | News
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian property prices could fall backwards by 2030, with housing supply and jobs figures key determinants for the health of the country’s housing market.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s union movement is kicking off its first major campaign against the Crisafulli LNP government, centred on accusations two upcoming reviews of workplace laws will be used to wind back protections.
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