[2026-07-31 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: attorneys general meet to reform working with children checks; leaders gather for Garma festival

Snippet: Attorneys general meet in Darwin to work on nationalising the working with children check after serious allegations of safety breaches in childcare sector. Follow live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/31/australia-news-live-working-with-children-check-garma-festival-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

[2026-07-31 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: Labor to crack down on NDIS providers claiming banned services

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/federal-politics-live-blog-ndis-july-31/106980178

[2026-07-31 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Fuertes lluvias provocan inundaciones repentinas y rescates en el norte de Nueva York

Snippet: Una persona camina a través de una inundación en Central Avenue cerca de la Interestatal 90 después de que fuertes lluvias causaran daños en todo el Distrito Capital el miércoles 29 de julio de 2026 en Albany, Nueva York. (Will Waldron/The Albany Times Union vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nueva-york-inundaciones-rescates-lluvias-d0a86256266e6541088bd0ae1ce3959e

[2026-07-31 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Flash flooding in upstate New York leads to water rescues, grist mill destruction

Snippet: A property near the intersection of Route 9J and U.S. Route 1 is battered by floodwaters on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Castleton, N.Y., after torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding across the region. (Jim Franco/The Albany Times Union via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/flooding-new-york-albany-hudson-valley-ea7560aeb4f5aa6954e198d7e0d1be0b

[2026-07-31 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: MP Diane Abbott readmitted into Labour Party after suspension

Snippet: MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been let back into Labour, following suspensions from the party.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5dwd1p374o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-07-31 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Labor warns One Nation terror laws would not survive High Court

Snippet: Topic:National Security

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/labor-warns-one-nation-terror-laws-would-not-survive-high-court/106979386

[2026-07-31 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Ease of chargebacks crippling small businesses as banks fail to take responsibility

Snippet: Topic:Small Businesses

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/banks-ignore-disputes-as-businesses-pay-for-wrong-chargebacks/106670472

[2026-07-31 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The hidden cost of your food

Snippet: Research shows pregnant women and new mothers are routinely let go from their jobs, discriminated against, and, in one case, forced to pump breastmilk in a storeroom. We want to hear your stories.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/4corners

[2026-07-31 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about Spain's enclave of Ceuta as migrants arrive

Snippet: Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/spain-morocco-immigration-european-union-8f023984a310276c619929102b4f909a

[2026-07-31 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Lebanon's proposed information law raises concern for press freedom, limits Palestinian media jobs

Snippet: A proposed information law in Lebanon, already approved by joint parliamentary committees in July, has raised concerns among journalists and press freedom advocates over provisions that would punish the “dissemination of false or harmful information” with up to three years in prison and the possibility of forced labor, according to Lebanese media reports.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904159

[2026-07-31 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Language choice and mixing in 2026 SONA

Snippet: STATE of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) rarely place language itself at the center of political discussion. Presidents typically devote their annual addresses to the economy, infrastructure, education, health care, foreign policy and national security. Language, despite underpinning almost every aspect of governance, usually remains invisible. One notable exception came in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first SONA in 2022, when he argued that Filipinos’ command of English has long been a competitive advantage in the international labor market and suggested that

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/31/opinion/columns/language-choice-and-mixing-in-2026-sona/2395223

[2026-07-31 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Lepanto, labor union approve 15th CBA

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/31/regions/lepanto-labor-union-approve-15th-cba/2395046

[2026-07-31 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DOLE respects judiciary despite court order on NCR wage hike — Tolentino

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino on Thursday expressed disappointment over a Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) order affecting the implementation of the National Capital Region’s latest wage increase, but said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) respects the judicial process.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/30/news/dole-respects-judiciary-despite-court-order-on-ncr-wage-hike-tolentino/2395310

[2026-07-31 01:18 UTC+10:00] [Reform UK] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate Reform UK over donations

Snippet: Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/electoral-commission-reform-uk-donations-george-cottrell

[2026-07-31 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California drivers furious over shady online DMV scandal that’s costing them a fortune — and they’re threatened if they don’t pay

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/californians-overpaying-for-online-dmv-registration-loaded-with-fees/

[2026-07-31 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rangers signs South Africa defender Makhanya from Philadelphia Union

Snippet: Toronto FC’s Josh Sargent, right, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union’s Olwethu Makhanya (29) during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto, April 22, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-philadelphia-rangers-makhanya-93383042bd23a0e57ad300ab53f87ec9

[2026-07-31 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Newsroom Edition: ‘shit sheets’ and political scandals - podcast

Snippet: It has been a messy week in Australian politics. In NSW, the Liberal party faced the corruption watchdog over allegations of branch stacking and illegal donations. In Victoria, the noise around the so-called Big Build brought down a premier and threatens to further alienate already aggrieved voters. Josephine Tovey is joined by Mike Ticher, Patrick Keneally, and Anne Davies to talk about a bad week for trust in politics

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/jul/31/newsroom-edition-icac-nsw-victoria-labor-premier-political-scandals-full-story-podcast

[2026-07-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Labor right is back in power in Victoria. Where will its new ‘Kmart Keating’ premier take the state?

Snippet: Ben Carroll’s ascendance marks the first time the conservative faction has led the party since the Bracks – Brumby era

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/31/the-labor-right-is-back-in-power-in-victoria-where-will-its-new-kmart-keating-premier-take-the-state

[2026-07-31 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Senate committee advances nomination of Erica Schwartz for CDC director

Snippet: Erica Schwartz testifies during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee confirmation hearing to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-kennedy-trump-senate-683e24162ae7204a011a3c41d5b43298

[2026-07-31 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Amy Winehouse’s dad ordered to pay staggering seven-figure sum to singer’s friends who auctioned her clothes

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/07/30/celebrity-news/amy-winehouses-dad-ordered-to-pay-seven-figure-sum-to-singers-friends/

[2026-07-30 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Courts not an ‘alternative wage board,’ — TUCP

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Courts cannot be used as an alternative wage board to overturn minimum wage decisions reached through the country’s tripartite wage-setting system, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) asserted on Thursday as it opposed a petition seeking to halt Metro Manila’s P85 daily wage increase.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/30/news/national/courts-not-an-alternative-wage-board-tucp/2395206

[2026-07-30 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: People’s Assembly launched following SONA

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Several days following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), democratic coalitions, people's organizations, labor groups, faith-based institutions, and various sectoral formations on Thursday formed the launch of the People’s Assembly.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/30/news/peoples-assembly-launched-following-sona/2395164

[2026-07-30 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: U.S. economy turns in sluggish 1.5% second-quarter growth and inflation remains above Fed target

Snippet: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/economy-inflation-spending-growth-consumers-growth-jobs-caf3b24d92688568f9c4f95725c87e55

[2026-07-30 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low

Snippet: A California unemployment benefits form is shown Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor-99d765b2bbab7e278fb3eaed818d8319

[2026-07-30 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Kuwait reports death from Iranian strike as Jordan intercepts five missiles | The National

Snippet: An Iranian attack hit a building belonging ⁠to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait on Thursday, killing a worker and causing significant damage, the Kuwaiti Defence Ministry said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/30/kuwait-reports-death-from-iranian-strike-as-jordan-intercepts-five-missiles/

[2026-07-30 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Porsche To Cut Over A Third Of German Jobs As Auto Crisis Deepens

Snippet: Porsche is preparing to cut more than one in three jobs in Germany under a cost-cutting measure intended to protect its remaining workforce and existing production sites until 2035.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/porsche-cut-over-third-german-jobs-auto-crisis-deepens

[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Billease grows FY2025 revenue over 80% to US$151 million as net profit rises to US$13.6 million

Snippet: BILLEASE, one of the Philippines’ leading consumer finance and buy-now-pay-later platforms, reported audited consolidated results for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Revenue grew more than 80 percent to US$151.2 million and net profit reached US$13.6 million, extending Billease’s multiyear track record of profitability — a rare position in a market where the majority of digital banks and lenders remain in the red.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/30/tmt-newswire/billeasegrows-fy2025-revenue-over-80-to-us151-million-as-net-profit-rises-to-us136-million/2394847

[2026-07-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Housing policy a crucial step in Labor rebuild

Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/housing-policy-a-crucial-step-in-labor-rebuild-20260730-p60k3f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs

Snippet: Lee Chi-leung handed 160 hours of community service and ordered to pay Hospital Authority HK$20,000 for two counts of misconduct in public office

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3362402/hong-kong-doctor-spared-jail-fraudulently-obtaining-cough-syrup-adhd-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 19:44 UTC+10:00] [cough syrup] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs

Snippet: Lee Chi-leung handed 160 hours of community service and ordered to pay Hospital Authority HK$20,000 for two counts of misconduct in public office

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3362402/hong-kong-doctor-spared-jail-fraudulently-obtaining-cough-syrup-adhd-drugs

[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s ‘shocking’ deal to return 5,000 Rohingya to Myanmar triggers refoulement fears

Snippet: Rights groups warn returnees to Myanmar could face forced conscription, arbitrary detention, torture and forced labour

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3362390/malaysias-shocking-deal-return-5000-rohingya-myanmar-triggers-refoulement-fears?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Incomprehensible’: Malaysia’s Rohingya return deal sparks refoulement fears

Snippet: Rights groups warn returnees to Myanmar could face forced conscription, arbitrary detention, torture and forced labour

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3362390/malaysias-shocking-deal-return-5000-rohingya-myanmar-triggers-refoulement-fears

[2026-07-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Reform UK to hold press conference after Met rules out investigating Polanski over anti-Farage message – UK politics live

Snippet: Green party said it was ‘obvious from the start’ that Polanski had not committed an offence

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/30/reform-nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-labour-prisons-andy-burnham-latest-news-updates

[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Upper arm of China’s K-shaped economy both a blessing and a curse

Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3362330/upper-arm-chinas-k-shaped-economy-both-blessing-and-curse?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [China economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Upper arm of China’s K-shaped economy both a blessing and a curse

Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3362330/upper-arm-chinas-k-shaped-economy-both-blessing-and-curse

[2026-07-30 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: SA nurses and midwives reject government pay rise offer

Snippet: By Matthew Ward Agius

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/public-sector-nurses-and-midwives-reject-sa-government-offer/106975694

[2026-07-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'I killed a person:' TLV court sentences Solomon Madmon to life for murder of family member

Snippet: The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Solomon Madmon to life in prison on Thursday for the aggravated murder of Yosef Yosefia, the father of Madmon’s daughter-in-law. Madmon was also convicted of additional offenses, and the court ordered him to pay compensation to Yosefia’s children.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-904068

[2026-07-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [Amy Winehouse] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Judge orders Amy Winehouse’s father to pay nearly £1m to her friends

Snippet: Mitch Winehouse ‘knowingly and deliberately’ made unfounded allegations against Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay, judge says

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/30/amy-winehouse-mitch-father-judge-orders-pay-nearly-1m-to-friends

[2026-07-30 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Rule of the mob’: Inquiry chief slams police over CFMEU blockade

Snippet: The commissioner heading the Queensland inquiry into the CFMEU has fired a broadside at the state’s police for failing to act against union action at a major road project in south-west Brisbane.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/rule-of-the-mob-inquiry-chief-slams-police-over-cfmeu-blockade-20260730-p60jyj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Voters in Manchester choose a mayor to replace Andy Burnham after he becomes prime minister

Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to hold a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester, England. Friday July 24, 2026. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/manchester-mayor-election-labour-reform-burnham-c5cc57a6639e84b909d1e24cb7b9081e

[2026-07-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Principals reject plan to cut teacher hours in revised pay deal

Snippet: Principals have warned a pay deal that would cut teachers’ meeting hours in half would fail, as the state’s new premier continues to urge educators against more strikes.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/principals-reject-plan-to-cut-teacher-hours-in-revised-pay-deal-20260729-p60jnk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 12:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Ferry workers to strike during Friday peak hours

Snippet: Brisbane ferries will not operate during Friday’s morning peak while members of the maritime union take protected strike action.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/ferry-workers-to-strike-during-friday-peak-hours-20260730-p60k01.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't weighs mandatory disclosure of platform work assignment algorithms

Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The government will push to enact or amend laws requiring job platform operators to disclose work assignment algorithms and guaranteeing platform workers the right to stop work, the labor ministry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260730005200315

[2026-07-30 12:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Federal Labor MP arrested for alleged assault against NT administrator

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-labor-mp-arrested-for-alleged-assault-against-nt-administrator-20260730-p60k09.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardian Essential report: the Labor health check - podcast

Snippet: This month’s Guardian Essential poll shows signs that One Nation’s primary vote continues to plateau. But Labor can’t breathe a big sigh of relief just yet.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/jul/30/guardian-essential-report-the-labor-health-check-australian-politics-podcast

[2026-07-30 11:04 UTC+10:00] [Northern Territory politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator

Snippet: Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David Connolly

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/30/luke-gosling-labor-mp-arrested-northern-territory-nt-ntwnfb

[2026-07-30 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Burnham says nuclear sub investment will protect UK and boost jobs

Snippet: Ongoing investment in nuclear submarines will "protect Britain for decades to come" but also support 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships, Andy Burnham has said

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl70x0nxr9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-07-30 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Carroll enlists Labor loyalist to run government ahead of reshuffle

Snippet: Premier Ben Carroll is seeking the help of one of Labor’s most respected political operatives, Julie Ligeti, to run his government through to the November election.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/carroll-enlists-labor-loyalist-to-run-government-ahead-of-reshuffle-20260730-p60jwd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-30 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tom Selleck reignites CBS feud over ‘Blue Bloods’ cancellation as he exposes cast’s shocking pay cut

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/07/29/entertainment/tom-selleck-reignites-cbs-feud-over-blue-bloods-cancellation-exposes-cast-pay-cut/

[2026-07-30 10:21 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Federal Labor MP arrested over assault allegations

Snippet: July 30, 2026 10:21 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/federal-labor-mp-arrested-over-assault-allegations/