Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 11:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Brisbane homeowner has been ordered to remove his patio area, a cubby house and part of his pool terrace that were built on his neighbour’s land – long before he purchased the property – in a fierce land battle in the city’s leafy west.
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[2026-05-14 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded.
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[2026-05-14 11:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TORONTO — A Canadian judge ruled Wednesday that officials in Alberta erred in approving a petition from separatists in the province, a decision the pro-independence camp immediately pledged to appeal.
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[2026-05-14 11:09 UTC+10:00] [International Criminal Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When David Jones unveiled the first food hall at its flagship Sydney department store in 1936, it was heralded as a sign of progress. A grand staircase descended to a 20th-century marvel of imported canned goods, cakes illuminated within fluted glass cabinets, and a “snack bar” with maple-wood booths and red leather upholstery.
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[2026-05-14 10:54 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge
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[2026-05-14 10:27 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Video shows journalists scrambling after gunshots were fired in the Philippine senate on Wednesday. The video from Philippines' TV5 shows a journalist on the phone, as gunshots are fired, causing panic among local media. The incident came as Ronald dela Rosa, the chief enforcer in former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs', said on Facebook his arrest was imminent and urged people to mobilise to prevent his handover to the international criminal court.
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[2026-05-14 10:25 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-14 10:12 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Landmark finding against supermarket giant after competition watchdog argued discounts did not represent genuine savings
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[2026-05-14 10:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court on Thursday was set to hold the first formal hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed 2024 martial law bid after a lower court sentenced him to life in prison.
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[2026-05-14 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
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[2026-05-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Consumer Confidence
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[2026-05-14 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appellate court on Thursday was set to hold the first formal hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed 2024 martial law bid after a lower court sentenced him to life in prison.
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[2026-05-14 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reza Adib pictured with Annastacia Palaszczuk in 2023. (ABC News: Kenji Sato)
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[2026-05-14 09:31 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: “Albanese has done nothing more than speak!” Judge Richard Leon wrote.
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[2026-05-14 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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[2026-05-14 09:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Watch Federal Court Justice Michael O’Bryan deliver his decision live here.
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[2026-05-14 09:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prominent surgeon Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has had his case heard in a Gold Coast court for the first time.
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[2026-05-14 09:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Four residents from Memphis, Tennessee, have filed a lawsuit accusing the administration of United States President Donald Trump of harassment during an immigration and crime crackdown in the city.
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[2026-05-14 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge on Wednesday cast doubt on the motives behind the Securities and Exchange Commission’s $1.5 million settlement over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, suggesting the deal may have been inked with the sole purpose of avoiding penalizing him personally.
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[2026-05-14 08:48 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapse
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[2026-05-14 08:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-05-14 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former New York City Judge Edward Harold King leaves Brooklyn federal court, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in New York, after making an initial appearance on a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with an alleged real estate investment scam. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)
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[2026-05-14 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh will have a much better shot at being acquitted of his wife and son’s murders after the state Supreme Court stunningly overturned his conviction Wednesday, legal experts told The Post.
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[2026-05-14 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh during a hearing on the motion for a retrial in January 2024. (AP: Gavin McIntyre/The Post and Courier)
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[2026-05-14 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, talks on the phone as he arrives for the swearing-in ceremony for justices Nunes Marques and Andre Mendonca as president and vice president of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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[2026-05-14 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Megyn Kelly tore into the credibility of the two men who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as children in HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” — saying the documentary glossed over glaring inconsistencies in their stories as renewed fascination with the King of Pop reignites debate over his legacy.
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[2026-05-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial
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[2026-05-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction in closely watched trial
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[2026-05-14 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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[2026-05-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US state of Louisiana will hold several primary elections on Thursday, including for the United States Senate, the state’s Supreme Court, and a slate of local offices.
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[2026-05-14 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Democrats have anointed themselves the defenders of democracy and protectors of the rule of law. For years, the liberal media has been more than willing to help push that narrative. But after the state Supreme Court struck down the Virginia gerrymander, the reaction from Democrats was so extreme that even their usual defenders couldn’t ignore how bad it looked.
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[2026-05-14 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thomas Carrick's parents are launching legal proceedings against the Australian Federal Police. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
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[2026-05-14 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Utah mom Kouri Richins — who killed her husband and then wrote a book about processing grief for their sons — was sentenced to life behind bars Wednesday after making a defiant, saccharine speech to the judge about how she had been persecuted.
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[2026-05-14 06:11 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Cavaliers held serve in their second-round series against the Pistons, pulling off two wins on their home court to tie the series and force Games 5 and 6.
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[2026-05-14 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Politico’s Josh Gerstein illustrated precisely” this week how, if Democrats “try to pack the Supreme Court, the media would run cover for the enterprise,” flags National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke. Gerstein noted Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s advice to Americans to “defend the judicial system against salvos that jeopardize its independence,” but then cited only President Trump’s attacks on the court.
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[2026-05-14 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The woman accused of opening fire on Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion with a high-powered rifle was ruled competent to stand trial on attempted murder charges during a bizarre court appearance in Los Angeles Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced ex-Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein complained about chest pains Wednesday — just hours after the jury began deliberating in his third Manhattan sex crimes trial.
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[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications for Sri Lanka’s university system, the Supreme Court has delivered one of the strongest judicial pronouncements yet on sexual harassment in academic institutions, workplace dignity, and institutional accountability.
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[2026-05-14 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-14 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The sole surviving son of disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh is furious over the “nightmare” decision to overturn his father’s convictions for murdering his mother and brother.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The newly appointed Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Court of Appeal Judge M.T. Mohamed Laffar assumed duties in Jeddah on May 11.
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant move to bolster labour protections and modernise the nation’s legal deterrents, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a transformative amendment to the Women, Young Persons, and Children Employment Act No. 47 of 1956.
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[2026-05-14 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty.
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[2026-05-14 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Neo-Nazi cult leader Michail Chkhikvishvili — whose propaganda inspired real-world bloodshed, including a deadly Nashville school shooting — was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison by a New York federal judge who called his crimes “extraordinarily serious.”
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW prison population has hit record highs with more than 14,000 people in custody, fuelled by a surge in those charged with domestic violence awaiting trial or sentencing.
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A mom was arrested after she got so plastered and belligerent on an international flight that she punched and bit a flight attendant, a court in the UK has heard.
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