Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-17 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister says Corio refinery fire will not push Australia into stage 3 restrictions, despite reduced production of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel
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[2026-04-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spotlight on oversight failures as attention turns to management committee and contractor conduct with former chair set to testify
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[2026-04-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spotlight on oversight failures as attention turns to management committee and contractor conduct with former chair set to testify
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[2026-04-17 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Washington state high school teacher is under fire after flashing topless photos to stunned students during a classroom presentation, according to the principal.
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[2026-04-17 11:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-17 11:46 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenSmoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern coastal city of Tyre on 7 March.Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP/GettyShareView image in fullscreenCivil defence forces attempt to extinguish a blaze that erupted after an Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Tyre, 4 March.Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP/GettyShareView image in fullscreenThrough the hole of a shattered window, emergency workers and security forces are seen responding to an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese city
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[2026-04-17 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Fuel production at a critical Australian oil refinery has significantly dropped after a major fire but tougher restrictions will not be introduced, the country's prime minister has said.
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[2026-04-17 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Mourners attend a funeral at Abdulhamit Han Mosque for the four young victims of this week's school shooting. Nine people were killed and at least a dozen others were injured after a 14-year-old student opened fire in two classrooms at a middle school. Source: Getty / Burak Kara
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[2026-04-17 09:53 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia needs more fuel refineries, a day on from a fire at one of the two left in Australia that has limited production during the ongoing fuel crisis.
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[2026-04-17 09:46 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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[2026-04-17 08:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there is "no change" to Australia's fuel situation after one of the country's two oil refineries was struck by a massive blaze.The blaze erupted shortly after 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong.No injuries were recorded, but it took firefighters 13 hours to bring the blaze under control.LIVE UPDATES: Trump whacks Australia in fresh attackPrime Minister Anthony Albanese vists the Viva oil refinery at Geelong.
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[2026-04-17 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Music fans from across the globe flocked to Indio, Calif. for the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and they were greeted by a dust storm.
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[2026-04-17 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alpine ash trees were scorched by fire near Mount Hotham, in Victoria. (ABC Landline: Tim Lee)
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[2026-04-17 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-17 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police said two people armed with machetes set fire to the bar in Southbank Promenade. (ABC News)
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[2026-04-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Goldman Sachs bond traders weathered a disastrous spring — and they’re likely to face major heat from CEO David Solomon to get their act together this summer.
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[2026-04-17 06:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-17 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials.
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[2026-04-17 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-17 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The "unprecedented" fire at one of the two remaining oil refineries in Australia took more than 12 hours to extinguish.
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[2026-04-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
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[2026-04-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [Czech Republic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
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[2026-04-17 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Where there’s no smoke, there’s fire?
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[2026-04-17 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A minibus taxi in southwest Zimbabwe caught fire on a highway Thursday, killing about a dozen and a half people, police said.
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[2026-04-17 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday night that a key suspect in a corruption scandal that has sparked public outrage in the Philippines has been arrested in the Czech Republic and that efforts were underway to repatriate the former lawmaker.
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[2026-04-17 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Apple has come under fire after its streaming service started advertising for a new Israeli thriller, with people accusing the tech giant of normalising Israel and its army amid its ongoing genocide in Gaza and wars in the Mena region.
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[2026-04-17 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day cease-fire beginning at 5 p.m. ET, President Trump announced Thursday.
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[2026-04-17 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice stopped short on Thursday of ordering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and instead moved to tighten, formalize, and enforce the rules governing his involvement in police matters.
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[2026-04-17 01:12 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Viva executives and firefighters will try to determine the cause of the blaze while the prime minister will hope the disruption to supplies is minimal
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[2026-04-16 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Australia's failed "green" domestic energy policies had already sparked a fuel-supply shock shortly after the U.S.-Iran conflict disrupted tankers at the Hormuz chokepoint. Now, a fire has broken out at the larger of Australia's two remaining oil refineries, adding even more fuel supply woes.
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[2026-04-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand in the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, (IHA via AP)
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[2026-04-16 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A large plume of black smoke visible from space rose over the Black Sea on Thursday afternoon after a Ukrainian drone strike was reported to have sparked a fire at a major oil export hub in the southern Krasnodar region.
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[2026-04-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As above so below, folks.
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[2026-04-16 19:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Engineering firms also say replacing fireproof windows with movable boards was unnecessary
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[2026-04-16 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Zhang Minghai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Engineering firms also say replacing fireproof windows with movable boards was unnecessary
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[2026-04-16 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Columns of fire have engulfed the largest of Australia’s two oil refineries, just as the nation faces pressure to shore up fuel security with the Iran war disrupting global supply.
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[2026-04-16 18:38 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Viva Energy Geelong refinery in the Australian state of Victoria, where a fire broke out late Wednesday, is pictured on April 16. © AAP
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[2026-04-16 18:20 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some petrol stations may see short-term outages and energy experts warn Victorian fuel prices could spike up to 20c a litre
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[2026-04-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said he "would not plead" with fellow Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) members to sign the partial report on the flood control fund scandal out of respect.
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[2026-04-16 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-16 17:16 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 17:16 | News
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[2026-04-16 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-16 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-04-16 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A fire broke out late on Wednesday at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong, prompting concerns about fuel supply in a tense global energy climate. Located about 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, the site supplies roughly 10% of Australia’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the eastern states. Processing about 120,000 barrels of crude oil daily, mainly from Bass Strait and imports, the refinery supplies fuel to Victoria, Tasmania and parts of New South Wales.
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[2026-04-16 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-16 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Firefighters have battled a blaze at a bike shop in Byron Bay's CBD.
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[2026-04-16 16:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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