Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday announced a half-day work-from-home (WFH) setup for government employees on Wednesday in line with the country’s observation of Holy Week. The Palace issued Memorandum Circular 116, “to allow them to travel to and from the different in the country” for the long break. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro noted that remote work would be from 8 a.m.
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[2026-03-31 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former senior US State Department official said President Donald Trump is repeating decades of foreign and domestic policy mistakes, sharply criticising his approach to governance.
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[2026-03-31 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. dismissed concerns over a possible food price spike, saying extreme projections linked to rising oil prices are unlikely and do not reflect government interventions.
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[2026-03-31 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jess Wilson tried to create a united front – and it worked for a minute. But they just couldn’t help themselves
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[2026-03-31 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Israel’s new chief diplomat in Australia has declined to directly apologise to the family of Zomi Frankcom, as her relatives push for the Israeli investigation into the soldiers who killed the Australian aid worker in a drone strike two years ago to be resolved.
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[2026-03-31 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is launching its first strategic oil swap program, lending government crude reserves to refiners in exchange for future deliveries of alternative supplies, as tensions in the Middle East threaten key shipping routes.
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[2026-03-31 16:29 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The excess goods and services tax collected as fuel prices surged would be returned to Queensland households, the state government has promised, as it joined with Victoria to knock back an alternative proposal to cut prices at the bowser.
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[2026-03-31 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections
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[2026-03-31 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rebellions said Tuesday it has secured 640 billion won ($419 million) in pre-IPO funding, marking the first investment under the government-backed National Growth Fund.
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[2026-03-31 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ilzat Kasymov, Uzbekistan’s deputy minister of investment, industry and trade, and Herald Media Group CEO Choi Jin-young on Tuesday vowed to cooperate in deepening economic ties between Korea and Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Savings from a 26 cent a litre cut to fuel excise tax could be wiped out within weeks with the global oil price expected to continue its climb, increasing motorists’ bills for diesel and petrol into the foreseeable future and regardless of when the Iran war ends.
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[2026-03-31 16:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A western suburbs mayor is facing internal pressure to resign after it emerged that he joined a failed Liberal political aspirant in giving a friend on child sex abuse charges a glowing character reference.
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[2026-03-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government told to focus on transition to mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy
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[2026-03-31 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Australian universities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government
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[2026-03-31 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-31 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-31 15:33 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The won is at a 17-year low, parliament is in damage control mode and shop shelves are being stripped clean of plastic bags
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[2026-03-31 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Chairman of Mongolian People’s Party and Chairman of the State Great Khural Nyam-Osoryn Uchral pose for a photo during their meeting at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-03-31 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a forum on climate change and the consequences for home insurance, grocery prices, and health care costs, at the Capitol in Washington, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-03-31 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal immigration agent is seen as people wait in a TSA line at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)
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[2026-03-31 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul government on Tuesday proposed a supplementary budget of 26.2 trillion won ($17.1 billion) largely aimed at cushioning the impact of surging fuel prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East that will include cash handouts for about 70 percent of the population.
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[2026-03-31 15:05 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New measures require taxi drivers to provide at least two e-payment options, as part of broader government push to modernise industry image
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[2026-03-31 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chair, speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Viktor Orbán] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. Voters may decide on 12 April that the prime minister’s geopolitical contortions are a liability
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[2026-03-31 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:People With Disability
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[2026-03-31 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Warm weather conditions prevailing across Sri Lanka are expected to continue on March 31, according to the Department of Meteorology.
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[2026-03-31 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’.
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[2026-03-31 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The NT government has revived the Price Exploitation Prevention Act in a bid to control fuel prices. (ABC News: Pete Garnish)
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said Tuesday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh on growth.
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Australian lawmaker accused the government of breaching its own rules by deploying troops to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month without proper parliamentary oversight.
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued a resolution to support government agencies in transitioning from traditional, process-driven personnel management to a modern, competency-based human resource system aimed at improving public service delivery.
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[2026-03-31 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Philippines is uniquely exposed to the surging oil price caused by the war in the Middle East. The government is facing protests and widespread anger
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[2026-03-31 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Frustrating security lines dwindled at US airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown.
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[2026-03-31 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Yanson Group of Bus Companies, which operates Ceres Bus, is providing a 10-percent fare discount to all passengers on Good Friday, Black Saturday and Easter Sunday to support the government’s call for national cooperation.
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[2026-03-31 13:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-31 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s central bank chief nominee Shin Hyun-song on Tuesday downplayed concerns over a more hawkish monetary stance, stressing the need for flexibility in responding to economic conditions rather than adhering to rigid policy labels.
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[2026-03-31 13:07 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff also running for governor, had seized 650,000 ballots
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[2026-03-31 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States said it respects Israel’s right to determine its own laws after the Israeli parliament approved legislation allowing the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks.
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[2026-03-31 12:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday instructed senior officials to take bold measures to address concerns over the energy situation caused by the war in the Middle East, saying the government may issue an emergency economic decree if necessary.:
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[2026-03-31 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Brooklyn Council member, her sister — an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul — and the husband of a Democratic state Assembly member are being investigated by federal prosecutors looking into whether they took bribes to help a migrant shelter provider that has received $200 million in city contracts, according to a report.
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[2026-03-31 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has launched a populist campaign against moves to add at least 40 MPs to federal parliament, after pressure from his own MPs to launch a Voice to parliament-style campaign casting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as out of touch.
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[2026-03-31 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gavin Newsom stood before the cameras in early March and once again blamed local governments for the state’s spiraling homelessness crisis.
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[2026-03-31 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Telstra will be forced to strip about 1 million square kilometres – an area larger than NSW – from its mobile coverage maps under new government rules that reject the telco’s campaign to preserve its inflated network claims.
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[2026-03-31 12:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: E-bikes and e-scooters in their hundreds will swarm the Story Bridge’s traffic lanes during peak hour on Wednesday as riders protest against the Queensland government’s proposed laws to push the devices off paths and onto roads.
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[2026-03-31 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cable signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio endorses Musk’s platform by name and suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit – key US politics stories from Monday 30 March at a glance
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[2026-03-31 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Democratic Progressive Party] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan retaliates against countries that have changed its name in official systems, but analysts and lawmakers warn measures could backfire
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[2026-03-31 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at a news conference in Lake Elsinore, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023, as officials announced that the closure of poppy fields at Walker Canyon until the wildflower bloom subsides. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
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[2026-03-31 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-03-31 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “I want what you are building.” That’s what neighbours tell James Forrest as he steams towards being the state’s first builder to complete homes using an architect’s plan bought for $1 from the NSW government’s new pattern book.
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[2026-03-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics oppose the return of Japanese troops over Tokyo’s lack of a formal apology for the wartime abuse of Filipino ‘comfort women’
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