[2026-07-31 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs

Snippet: A new reason for the drop in Australians’ living standards may have been uncovered – workers are too frightened to risk taking on a new job.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/cautious-concerned-and-insecure-australians-too-scared-to-move-jobs-20260731-p60kby.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Chinese manufacturing slows in July in first contraction in 5 months

Snippet: A worker prepares aluminum panels for coating at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-manufacturing-economy-pmi-exports-a9a5016ca01d4f65e0491ff5327c0a11

[2026-07-31 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Moving out of Hong Kong would be a bad idea for HSBC and StanChart

Snippet: Readers discuss a proposal that two of Hong Kong’s note-issuing banks should relocate, and employment protections in the digital age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3362323/moving-out-hong-kong-would-be-bad-idea-hsbc-and-stanchart?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 13:30 UTC+10:00] [British Steel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Moving out of Hong Kong would be a bad idea for HSBC and StanChart

Snippet: Readers discuss a proposal that two of Hong Kong’s note-issuing banks should relocate, and employment protections in the digital age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3362323/moving-out-hong-kong-would-be-bad-idea-hsbc-and-stanchart

[2026-07-31 12:22 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer

Snippet: Across the country, workers are fearful about the impact of AI on their livelihoods in an increasingly fragile labour market

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/china-ai-jobs-workers-labour-market-technology

[2026-07-31 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Accountability] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Why Andy Burnham is no ordinary Labour prime minister

Snippet: LONDON — It took more than a century, but Britain’s Co-operative Party now has one of its own in No. 10 Downing Street.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/why-andy-burnham-no-ordinary-labour-prime-minister/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-07-31 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Vacation paradise will pay millionaire homeowners to give up houses for a year

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/lake-tahoe-pays-homeowners-to-open-second-homes-to-local-workers/

[2026-07-31 11:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Gatto sits atop a corporate ‘morass’, ‘dodged’ tax for decades

Snippet: The author of a scathing report into CFMEU corruption has accused underworld figure Mick Gatto of using dummy directors to control a web of labour hire and traffic management companies to infiltrate Victoria’s $109 billion Big Build program and systematically evade tax.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/suggesting-i-made-it-up-cfmeu-report-author-slams-victorian-government-20260731-p60k95.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 10:57 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Why Metro Manila’s ‘historic’ P85 wage increase was put on hold

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/why-metro-manila-historic-wage-increase-put-on-hold/

[2026-07-31 10:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Labor ignored internal report revealing toll of scrapping Baby Boomer health rebate

Snippet: Labor was warned that scrapping the private health rebate for over-65s meant some pensioners would have to cut back on spending or go without cover, according to documents released to the Coalition under freedom of information laws.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-ignored-internal-report-revealing-toll-of-scrapping-baby-boomer-health-rebate-20260731-p60k8m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UK left-wing MP Diane Abbott reinstated by Labour Party after suspension

Snippet: Britain’s Labour Party has readmitted Diane Abbott, the country’s longest-serving female MP, ending a suspension she received under the party’s previous leadership over controversial comments she made about racism.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/30/uk-left-wing-mp-diane-abbott-reinstated-by-labour-party-after-suspension

[2026-07-31 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around

Snippet: Katrina Woolley has been living in a former care home for 10 months

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4kvge1pyvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-07-31 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Columbia grad student union officials drop Israel divestment demand: ‘Face the realities’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/columbia-grad-student-union-officials-drop-israel-divestment-demand-face-the-realities/

[2026-07-31 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Sneaky new teachers’ union plan to indoctrinate our kids: classroom AI

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/opinion/sneaky-new-teachers-union-plan-to-indoctrinate-our-kids-classroom-ai/

[2026-07-31 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Cease-fire Trump wants must begin with Iran — and there will be ‘price to pay’ for any attacks, US official warns

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/cease-fire-trump-wants-must-begin-with-iran-and-there-will-be-price-to-pay-for-any-attacks-us-official-warns/

[2026-07-31 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bosses of canoodling Central Park lawyers were also hooking up — and one just got a $100M payday

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/bosses-of-canoodling-central-park-lawyers-were-in-sexual-relationship-and-one-just-got-a-100m-pay-package-sources/

[2026-07-31 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Paper mill cuts 84 jobs, blaming Victorian government for lack of timber

Snippet: Topic:Employment Services

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/maryvale-opal-australian-maryvale-paper-mill-job-cuts-84-timber/106980230

[2026-07-31 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on July 31)

Snippet: Demographic threshold: 'Superaged' South Korea must redesign labor, welfare, growth for an irreversibly older society

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260731001100320

[2026-07-31 07:35 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Segal proposes antisemitism taskforce for health sector, education down to preschool

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

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/segal-proposes-antisemitism-taskforce-for-health-sector-education-down-to-preschool/

[2026-07-31 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Luke Gosling facing growing calls to stand down after assault charges

Snippet: By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/labor-luke-gosling-envoy-political-future-assault-charges/106977892

[2026-07-31 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump gives veterans priority pass for trucking jobs after New York and California busted for illegals on the road

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/trump-gives-veterans-priority-pass-for-trucking-jobs-after-new-york-and-california-busted-for-illegals-on-the-road/

[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