Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-28 19:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With positions entrenched, mediation efforts by regional powers are unlikely to deliver a swift breakthrough, observers say
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[2026-02-28 18:27 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is not equipped to handle the increasing threat of domestic interference as shadowy groups roll out anti-democratic tactics at scale, the head of a federal parliamentary inquiry into last year’s election has warned.
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[2026-02-28 18:20 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Roger Cook condemned ‘dog whistling under the guise of immigration policy’ after police lay charges against alleged member of white supremacist group
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[2026-02-28 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Matthew Doran is a Middle East correspondent for the ABC, based in Jerusalem. He was previously a senior political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra, and was one of the presenters of 'Afternoon Briefing' on the ABC News Channel. He joined the ABC's Adelaide newsroom as a cadet journalist in 2013.
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[2026-02-28 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-28 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Argentina’s Senate has approved labour reforms backed by President Javier Milei that relax hiring rules, allow for longer working days and impose new limits on the right to strike, prompting renewed protests over the government’s austerity policies.
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[2026-02-28 17:54 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-02-28 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The death toll from landslides and flooding in eastern Brazil has risen to 64, as authorities continue to search for survivors.
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[2026-02-28 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The seaside home of Australia’s second prime minister, Alfred Deakin, has passed in at auction after a plan to put the historic property in public hands was derailed when the federal government declined to contribute funding this week.
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[2026-02-28 17:36 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Israel has launched an attack on Iran, with the country’s defence minister declaring a state of emergency across the country.
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[2026-02-28 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The IDF has launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran for national security reasons, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced, warning the population of an expected retaliatory attack.
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[2026-02-28 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a stunning victory for craftsmanship and perseverance, Sri Lankan-born baker Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Grand Prix for the Parisian Traditional Baguette.
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[2026-02-28 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-28 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Political Candidates
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[2026-02-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Gavin Newsom] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: He’s the Democratic politician with movie-star looks and a picture-perfect family, dogged by accusations of being a smooth‑talking elitist. Can he really unite the American left and win the most powerful office in the world?
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[2026-02-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Yanis Varoufakis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Greek leftwing intellectual and former minister says his indictment is indicative of far-right turn in western politics
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[2026-02-28 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presented new sniper rifles to top government and military officials following a weeklong governing party congress lauding his leadership.
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[2026-02-28 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Angela Juergens poses for a photo at her home, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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[2026-02-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Shalailah Medhora is the political reporter for triple j's current affairs program, Hack. She focuses on youth issues for radio, online, social media and television, and can be seen on the ABC's coverage of political events, including Insiders.
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[2026-02-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Gavin Newsom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is widely regarded as one of the Democratic party’s leading contenders for the 2028 presidential election. He has also published a new book, Young Man in a Hurry, reflecting on his childhood and his path to the governor’s mansion.
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[2026-02-28 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers for companies seeking tariff refunds have been pushing the courts to speed up the process
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[2026-02-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could carry out a “friendly takeover of Cuba,” claiming the island nation’s government is on the brink of collapse and is actively negotiating with Washington.
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[2026-02-28 14:57 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: France suspects Russian ‘provocation’ amid worries Moscow will interfere in European elections as part of broader strategy against Ukraine. What we know on day 1,466
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[2026-02-28 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed looks on during a parliament session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
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[2026-02-28 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Trump has said he is not happy with Iran in the wake of the latest talks on its nuclear programme, but said he had not yet decided whether to attack the country.
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[2026-02-28 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he's “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest.
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[2026-02-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-02-28 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un test-fires a new sniper rifle at a shooting range in an undisclosed location, North Korea Friday, Feb. 27, 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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[2026-02-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The Trump administration has ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties in an unusually public clash between the US government and the company over AI safety.
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[2026-02-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The attacks by Pakistan come as it continues to allege that the Taliban harbours militants seeking to overthrow the Islamabad government
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[2026-02-28 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least 15 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, the country’s authorities say.
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[2026-02-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Anthropic has resisted allowing its Claude AI system to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems – key US politics stories from Friday, 27 February at a glance
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[2026-02-28 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Kalutara, Rathnapura, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.
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[2026-02-28 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday's arrest of a Western Australian man over an alleged terror plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was "deeply shocking."
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[2026-02-28 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in "open war." Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul, the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based, and other towns, a Taliban spokesman said.
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[2026-02-28 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Danish intelligence cites Denmark’s support for Ukraine and rising tensions over Greenland for its assessment
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[2026-02-28 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In 2015, when my consulting firm organized the 'No Nukes for Iran Project' to support the JCPOA - the Iran nuclear deal - we didn’t do so because we trusted Tehran. We did it because we trusted physics.
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[2026-02-28 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Deer run across Brown Hill with a view of the Adelaide Plains. (ABC Radio Adelaide: Malcolm Sutton)
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[2026-02-28 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Science and Technology
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[2026-02-28 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Science and Technology
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[2026-02-28 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Australia weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: SA premier Peter Malinauskas warns residents to prepare for heavy falls and possible flash floods
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[2026-02-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The dock where a 1981 Pro Line boat was reported stolen from the Florida Keys Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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[2026-02-28 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manifestantes gritan a los vehículos que circulan cerca del Edificio Federal Bishop Whipple, el miércoles 28 de enero de 2026, en Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AP Foto/Laura Bargfeld, Archivo)
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[2026-02-28 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.
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[2026-02-28 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The charity regulator for England and Wales has reported its concerns about an animal charity to police in line with its "policy on evidence of potential criminal activity".
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[2026-02-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appearance of the Kims in near-identical leather coats at a military parade is seen by some that Pyongyang’s succession plan is in place
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[2026-02-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Web Exclusive] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Democracy Now
Snippet: The U.S. and Israel have launched an unprovoked attack on Iran striking sites across the country, including the compound of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state media reports one Israeli strike hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, killing at least 85 people including scores of children. Iran responded by launching attacks across the Middle East targeting Israel and U.S.
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[2026-02-28 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump said he is directing every federal agency to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic, adding there would be a six-month phaseout for the Department of Defense and other agencies that use the company’s products.
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