Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: De Goede's Canada side were beaten 33-13 by England in the 2025 World Cup final
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[2026-09-18 20:05 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA’s peak nursing union has warned of impending strike action after the organisation was told that nurse and midwife-to-patient ratios, due to be implemented by the state government this month, have been postponed.
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[2026-09-18 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Australian Services Union says the Bendigo Bank is set to cut almost 140 jobs as part of on ongoing restructure. (ABC News: Christopher Gillette)
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[2026-09-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: They may have just staggered out of a brutal four-Test series against the All Blacks, but Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus says memories of the belting they were dealt by the Wallabies in Johannesburg last year, and a broader track record of struggle against Australia, will ensure he deploys his strongest side possible in Perth next week.
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[2026-09-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Teacher wages at some of Melbourne’s private schools are expected to dip below increases for experienced teachers at public schools, with school leaders foreshadowing further pressure on private school budgets.
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[2026-09-18 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’
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[2026-09-18 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Dozens of protesters marched through San Francisco on 17 September, calling on AI companies to “stop the AI race”. The demonstration began outside OpenAI’s headquarters in Mission Bay before moving to Anthropic’s offices at 500 Howard Street, next to the Dreamforce conference. The march ended at City Hall, where protesters urged Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisors to declare a local AI state of emergency.
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[2026-09-18 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC axes education benefits worth up to HK$300,000 as integration with Hang Seng Bank threatens jobs – but investors stay upbeat
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[2026-09-18 16:51 UTC+10:00] [job losses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC axes education benefits worth up to HK$300,000 as integration with Hang Seng Bank threatens jobs – but investors stay upbeat
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[2026-09-18 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Rail Transport Industry
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[2026-09-18 15:53 UTC+10:00] [Independent Commission Against Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer
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[2026-09-18 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Rail has finally struck a pay deal with the last group of workers after months of strikes and industrial action that reduced passenger services across the state’s south-east.
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[2026-09-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Home affairs minister Tony Burke delivered a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday, announcing immigration reforms to achieve Labor’s forecasts for net overseas migration. After being postponed at short notice six weeks ago, Burke’s speech comes in the same week that One Nation announced its policy to significantly cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia.
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[2026-09-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth has repeatedly failed to say whether Labor modelled the impacts of its new migration plan on wages or the broader economy, despite the government claiming plans proposed by One Nation and the Coalition would damage the Australian economy.
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[2026-09-18 12:18 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Strathfield Labor councillor and Toplace executive Sharangan Maheswaran worked at Ashlyn Nassif’s law firm, where he was introduced to her disgraced developer father who wanted help to improve his “company structure and processes”.
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[2026-09-18 12:17 UTC+10:00] [Australia rugby union team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Australia prepare for a monumental clash with the world No 1 Springboks the coach is taking heart from this side’s belief and resilience
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[2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The minister for home affairs, immigration and citizenship, Tony Burke, delivered a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday this week – announcing changes to help achieve the government’s forecasts for net overseas migration. After being postponed at short notice six weeks ago, the speech comes in the same week that One Nation announced its policy to significantly cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia.
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[2026-09-18 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign visitors will be able to pay for rides on Seoul buses by tapping the contactless credit or debit cards they use at home, without buying or topping up a local transit card.
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[2026-09-18 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A 2026 analysis from the Progressive Policy Institute found a strong negative correlation between the political power of state teachers' unions and states' adoption of evidence-based early literacy policies. PPI Director of Education Policy Rachel Canter conducted the analysis, comparing union-strength rankings from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute against literacy-policy data from the ExcelinEd education advocacy group.
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[2026-09-18 06:54 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Follow the day’s news live.
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[2026-09-18 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Much of Germany went to bed on Sept. 6 worried as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored a sweeping victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election. The party won nearly 44 percent of the vote but came three seats short of winning control of the state parliament. Support for the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany, buffeted by the low approval ratings of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, fell by more than half.
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[2026-09-18 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: NBA star Kyrie Irving has offered to pay a fine imposed on Houston Texans linebacker Azeez al-Shaair after the NFL player wore the name of Hind Rajab, the five-year-old Palestinian child killed in Gaza by Israel, across his nose during a game.
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[2026-09-18 05:04 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tens of millions of dollars are at stake in Australia’s first-ever class action for allegedly underpaid academics as close to 1000 casual university staffers take on their employer.
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[2026-09-18 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Migration Policy
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[2026-09-18 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lawmakers reacted after the House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Migration Policy
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[2026-09-18 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A court in Al Ain has ordered a driver and the owner of a vehicle to pay Dh295,294 ($80,406) to an insurance company after a crash in which one person was killed.
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[2026-09-18 03:36 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 18, 2026 03:36 | News
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[2026-09-18 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Qantas ground workers are planning to strike next week, as the transport union battles to consolidate work groups that were split up under former chief executive Alan Joyce.
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[2026-09-18 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed European Parliament on Thursday as discussions continue to swirl about Canada's relationship with the European Union.
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[2026-09-18 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cavan Sullivan del Filadelfia Union previo al partido contra Inter Miami en la MLS, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026, en Chester, Pennsylvania. (AP Foto/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-09-18 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that if Canada became an associate member of the European Union, he would consider it a “hostile act” in comments to the press on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-18 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union's ambition to make his country the first associate member of the bloc – but what would that mean in practice?
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[2026-09-18 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran is one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world, facing overlapping restrictions imposed by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United Nations.
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[2026-09-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The country’s migration settings have become a source of discontent – but will Tony Burke’s approach be seen as the right mix?
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[2026-09-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Recycling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian Council of Recycling says it has had ‘no clarity about the nature of the complaint’ that delayed program announced in January
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[2026-09-17 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Greece's parliament lifted the immunity of one of the country's former European Commissioners on Thursday, clearing the way for further action by authorities investigating the "Qatargate" corruption case, one of the biggest scandals to hit the European Union.
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[2026-09-17 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- A major umbrella union said Thursday it will join a government-proposed "social dialogue" on issues over an envisioned special bill aimed at rolling back some labor rules, including the 52-hour workweek limit at megascale semiconductor clusters.
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[2026-09-17 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portraits of Presidents Donald Trump and Theodore Roosevelt hang above the Department of Labor in Washington, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-09-17 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member, saying such an alliance is aimed to be a “beacon for democracies” and not to “dominate others”.
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[2026-09-17 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union's ambition for Canada to become its first "associate member", calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security.
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[2026-09-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Main contractor, two subcontractors found to have played role in fatal electrocution of worker handling wiring for solar panels amid rain
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[2026-09-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Main contractor, two subcontractors found to have played role in fatal electrocution of worker handling wiring for solar panels amid rain
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