Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-15 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-03-15 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian officials threatened to “pursue and kill” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel unleashed a round of extensive missiles towards western Iran Sunday morning.
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[2026-03-15 20:10 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ballots in 35,000 villages, towns and cities will be closely watched for signals about party strategies and alliances
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[2026-03-15 19:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Civic groups in South Korea urged the government Sunday to reject any US request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, warning that involvement in rising tensions with Iran could expose the country to security risks and legal challenges.
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[2026-03-15 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The committee investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s intervention in the federal election wants to hear from Peter Dutton and the reviewers who described the Liberal Party campaign as the worst ever.
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[2026-03-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Violetta Duvnjak was checking out schools after arriving from New Zealand, she immediately noticed there was something different about Blakehurst High.
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[2026-03-15 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Republic of Congo is voting in a presidential election widely expected to extend Denis Sassou Nguesso’s decades-long rule by another five years, with limited active opposition and little uncertainty about the result.
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[2026-03-15 18:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The main opposition People Power Party on Sunday extended its deadline yet again for candidate registration for June's Seoul mayoral race, in an apparent bid to woo incumbent conservative Mayor Oh Se-hoon.
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[2026-03-15 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A supporter of far-right candidate Franck Allisio, pastes an electoral poster ahead of the first round of the mayoral elections, in Marseille, south of France, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
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[2026-03-15 18:28 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The state government has announced an increase to load limits for trucks delivering petrol, diesel and fertiliser in a bid to ease concerns about fuel security in WA.
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[2026-03-15 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addresses the plenary session of the Russia–Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Uralsk, Kazakhstan, via videoconference during a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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[2026-03-15 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President of Congo Denis Sassou N’Guesso looks on during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 23, 2025. Thomas Samson/ Pool Photo via AP, FILE)
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[2026-03-15 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Raissa Butkowski has been nominated as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Farrer. (ABC News: Philippe Perez)
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[2026-03-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Nepal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenStones thrown by demonstrators partly cover the road in front of the parliament during youth-led protests that toppled Nepal’s prime minister. Kathmandu, Nepal, 8 September 2025. Seventy-seven people were killed in two days of protests that later forced the resignation of KP Sharma Oli and shook up Nepal’s broken political systemPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenA demonstrator holding Nepal’s flag celebrates at the Singha Durbar office complex, which houses the prime minister’s office and other ministries, after
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[2026-03-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A rampant One Nation has begun taking support from the Albanese government, while the federal opposition’s primary vote has for the first time fallen behind Pauline Hanson’s crossbench party to hit a new record low.
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[2026-03-15 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in Vietnam are casting their ballots for members of the National Assembly, the country’s top legislative body, which serves mainly to ratify decisions by the governing Communist Party.
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[2026-03-15 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-15 17:12 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The state’s decision to pre-emptively sign off on the name for the new Glasshouse Theatre, months before the public was seemingly given the decision, might have come down to marketability, the premier says.
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[2026-03-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has not asked Australia to send a warship to the Strait of Hormuz as he seeks to rally a multinational coalition to protect the global oil trade and any such request would probably be greeted warily by the Albanese government.
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[2026-03-15 16:36 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-15 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: He was full of Crock.
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[2026-03-15 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi said the threshold is “extremely high” for Tokyo to send warships to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-15 16:01 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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[2026-03-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voters cast ballots to elect representatives in the National Assembly and people’s councils in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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[2026-03-15 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While the South Korean government aims to end overseas adoption by 2029, a survey by a state research institute suggests the goal may remain difficult unless the country moves beyond its strong attachment to bloodline-based family concepts.
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[2026-03-15 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses over coverage of the US-Israeli military operation in Iran after criticism from President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-15 15:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s the noise in the playground that hits the hardest, says the principal of a private school in Melbourne’s south-east, after she introduced what could be the state’s toughest policy on mobile technology for students.
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[2026-03-15 14:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ROME (AFP) -- Protesters burned images of US President Donald Trump and Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome Saturday during a demonstration against the government's judicial reform and the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-15 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Tehran still ‘open to any sensible backchannel diplomacy’, vows to keep Ankara out of the war
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[2026-03-15 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom presides over a broad set of self-inflicted challenges –– each one a monument to bad policy, grandiose ego, and questionable priorities as he struts around the nation and the world.
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[2026-03-15 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a far-right protest outside the mayoral mansion.
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[2026-03-15 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: China has been helping Iran in its war against the US and Israel, Iran’s foreign minister admitted Saturday — days after confirming his country has also been aided by Russia.
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[2026-03-15 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 15, 2026 — 1:30pm
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[2026-03-15 13:02 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles toward the waters off its eastern coast, days after testing cruise missiles from a new warship and adding to global geopolitical risks that were already mounting after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
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[2026-03-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The head of the USA's federal communication agency has accused several broadcasters of "hoaxes and news distortions", threatening to revoke their broadcasting licences if their coverage of the Middle East conflict doesn't change.Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr delivered the ultimatum after referencing a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, who slammed reporting by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal on US tanker planes that were hit in Saudi Arabia."Their terrible reporting is the
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[2026-03-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-15 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called on the EU to negotiate directly with Moscow, arguing that diplomacy is the only viable path to ending the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-03-15 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called on the EU to negotiate directly with Moscow, arguing that diplomacy is the only viable path to ending the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-03-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Civil Engineering and Development Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government’s push for improved urban design is strategic and timely. Now it must turn ideas into action
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[2026-03-15 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center right, and his daughter, center left, attend a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems, at an undisclosed place in North Korea Saturday, March 14, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-03-15 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HANOI, Vietnam — Polling stations opened in Vietnam, AFP journalists saw Sunday, as voters began casting their ballots for members of the National Assembly of the one-party state.
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[2026-03-15 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-03-15 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donna Adams wrote to the government, saying the Bondi tragedy was an opportunity for "meaningful reform that addresses the risks highlighted by such horrific crimes". (ABC News)
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[2026-03-15 11:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian authorities will finally be given the power to shutter dodgy smoke shops and landlords, including the power to terminate the leases of illegal tobacco shops under what the Allan government is touting as “Australia’s toughest illicit tobacco laws”.
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[2026-03-15 11:13 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Twelve years before her death, Margaret Greaves used the NSW government’s free will service, bequeathing all assets to her son, Tony.
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[2026-03-15 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Philip “Dok Bong” Acop was proclaimed the winning candidate in the special election for the Second Legislative District of Antipolo City on Sunday, a day after the polls were held.
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[2026-03-15 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Grupos de personas participan en una manifestación nacional contra la guerra en Irán y el referéndum del 22 de marzo sobre el sistema de justicia italiano, en Roma, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-15 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Part of Kimbra Butterworth's adoption papers were forged. (ABC News: Stephen Opie)
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[2026-03-15 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for plotting a coup after he lost the country’s last election, is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after being hospitalised with bronchopneumonia.
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