[2026-04-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The $4.2b infrastructure war chest local councils say they can’t spend

Snippet: Local councils across NSW are sitting on a $4.2 billion infrastructure war chest that could help unlock thousands of new homes, but the money is not being spent because of rigid spending rules and funding shortfalls on individual projects.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/the-4-2b-infrastructure-war-chest-local-councils-say-they-can-t-spend-20260416-p5zocr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Is ADHD increasing everywhere? It depends where you live

Snippet: A quiet phenomenon has been unfolding across Australia — a sharp rise in adults being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/adhd-diagnosis-rates-adults-australia-data-four-corners/106557646

[2026-04-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Red tape cull and tax tweaks: war-shaped budget nears

Snippet: April 20, 2026 03:30 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/red-tape-cull-and-tax-tweaks-war-shaped-budget-nears/

[2026-04-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israel is missing a NIS 180 billion growth engine - opinion

Snippet: Amid a military operation, a widening deficit, and a surge of violence in Arab society, Israel faces a compounded challenge – security, social, and economic. A Bank of Israel report published this week makes clear that precisely at this moment, advancing a new five-year plan for Arab society is essential.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892682

[2026-04-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Govt debt payments skyrocket in February

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/20/business/top-business/govt-debt-payments-skyrocket-in-february/2323464

[2026-04-19 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: CGT like its 1999: Chalmers leans toward scrapping Howard-Costello tax discount

Snippet: A return to the original way of taxing capital gains on property under the Hawke and Keating governments is firming as a centrepiece of the May budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares the final shape of his fiscal blueprint.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/cgt-like-its-1999-chalmers-leans-toward-scrapping-howard-costello-tax-discount-20260417-p5zovu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?

Snippet: Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/us-population-fertility-rate

[2026-04-19 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted

Snippet: Hungary’s Tisza party increased its parliamentary majority by three seats after the final votes were counted in last Sunday’s election.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/hungarys-tisza-party-widens-parliamentary-majority-as-final-votes-are-counted/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis

Snippet: With one in three residents above retirement age, Shanghai’s 28-department plan aims to mobilise retirees to offset shrinking payrolls and rising pension strains

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350484/more-jobs-elderly-shanghai-eyes-senior-labour-force-amid-china-demographic-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Nippon Communications Foundation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis

Snippet: With one in three residents above retirement age, Shanghai’s 28-department plan aims to mobilise retirees to offset shrinking payrolls and rising pension strains

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350484/more-jobs-elderly-shanghai-eyes-senior-labour-force-amid-china-demographic-crisis

[2026-04-19 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Billionaire Steyer on spending binge in California governor's race

Snippet: Tom Steyer speaks during a gubernatorial candidate forum on Latino and immigrant communities in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-democrats-tom-steyer-billionaire-6e55c315e687a8cae88012a404753b07

[2026-04-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?

Snippet: The Filipino girl group’s desert debut proved P-pop’s pedigree. Now Manila needs to find the budget to back the talent already going global

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350492/bini-made-history-coachella-can-philippines-build-it?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [ABS-CBN] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?

Snippet: The Filipino girl group’s desert debut proved P-pop’s pedigree. Now Manila needs to find the budget to back the talent already going global

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350492/bini-made-history-coachella-can-philippines-build-it

[2026-04-19 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Cha Eun-woo to return with 'The Wonderfools' after W13b tax evasion resolution

Snippet: Netflix sets May debut for action-comedy co-starring Park Eun-bin as actor settles tax case

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720348

[2026-04-19 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Michael Goodwin: Hochul and Mamdani are on an ideological bender — tax hike could kill NYC’s golden goose

Snippet: After a sportswriter wrote a book about him that he hated, legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight fired off a string of nasty insults.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/opinion/hochuls-stance-on-tax-hikes-is-all-for-political-gain/

[2026-04-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Bill To Strip Confederacy-Linked Groups Of Tax Exempt Status

Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/spanberger-signs-unconstitutional-bill-strip-confederacy-linked-groups-tax-exempt-status

[2026-04-19 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Obama meets New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before reading to preschoolers

Snippet: The event comes days after Republican US President Trump said Mamdani was destroying New York with his tax policies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350602/obama-meets-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-reading-preschoolers?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-19 09:16 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Obama meets New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before reading to preschoolers

Snippet: The event comes days after Republican US President Trump said Mamdani was destroying New York with his tax policies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350602/obama-meets-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-reading-preschoolers

[2026-04-19 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Pope says 'tyrants' speech was not aimed at Trump

Snippet: Pope Leo has said he was not seeking to debate Donald Trump when he criticised "tyrants" for spending billions on wars in a speech earlier this week.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84j261kj1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-19 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Reaping the benefits but inheriting the burdens

Snippet: EACH Philippine administration must make difficult choices, as well as convenient ones, during its time, the results of which the next administration could either benefit from or be burdened with. Often, the most profound impacts in the succession of administrations are the fiscal measures passed during one administration that only become fully felt in the next.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/19/opinion/columns/reaping-the-benefits-but-inheriting-the-burdens/2323201

[2026-04-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "Looking For Lifeline": Spirit Airlines Asks Trump Admin For Emergency Bailout

Snippet: Bankrupt Spirit Airlines appears to be flying on fumes, with a late Friday report indicating the budget carrier has become so desperate for cash that it has approached the Trump administration for an emergency bailout, even as creditors mull pulling the plug at any moment.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/looking-lifeline-spirit-airlines-asks-trump-admin-emergency-bailout

[2026-04-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California’s embarrassing $2 billion budget error exposed, even as state leaders knew about blunder for months

Snippet: California’s budget mess just got a whole lot messier — and a whole lot more embarrassing.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/gov-newsoms-administration-miscalculated-the-state-budget-to-the-tune-of-2-billion/

[2026-04-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DepEd pours record P25.6B into feeding program to rescue 4.6M learners from hunger

Snippet: THE Department of Education (DepEd) is set to roll out its most ambitious School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) yet, backed by a historic P25.6 billion budget for School Year 2026-2027.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/tmt-newswire/deped-pours-record-p256b-into-feeding-program-to-rescue-46m-learners-from-hunger/2323254

[2026-04-18 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Here's What Happened Inside Gas Stations When Gas Hit $4

Snippet: In Goldman's first-quarter "Nicotine Nuggets" survey of retailers and wholesalers covering roughly 44,000 U.S. stores, or about 28% of all tobacco outlets nationwide, analysts observed that once the national average for regular 87-octane gasoline hit the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon level, the squeeze on consumers began to emerge. One of the clearest signs of stress was a downshift in purchases as budget-conscious consumers started pulling back on tobacco purchases or, in some cases, trading down.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/heres-what-happened-inside-gas-stations-when-gas-hit-4

[2026-04-18 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Bayanihan 3: Legarda calls for nationwide response, proposes time-bound crisis tax package

Snippet: AS the 2026 global oil crisis pushes up the cost of fuel, electricity, food and other essentials, Senator Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill 2020 or the Bayanihan 3: Power to the People Act, a comprehensive emergency bill that pairs immediate relief for ordinary Filipinos with a temporary, crisis-specific revenue package.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/tmt-newswire/bayanihan-3-legarda-calls-for-nationwide-response-proposes-time-bound-crisis-tax-package/2323233

[2026-04-18 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: NY AG Letitia James won’t release tax returns, blames staff: ‘They will make that determination’

Snippet: ALBANY – Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday repeatedly refused to tell The Post why she won’t release her tax returns like other top Democrats in the state did earlier in the week.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/letitia-james-wont-release-tax-returns-blames-staff/

[2026-04-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a roundtable event with President Donald Trump about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russian-oil-sanctions-iran-war-95ae06ece63f4f8c1f72ac3c2dc4251f

[2026-04-18 12:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump nears deal with tax office that could see him given $14 billion taxpayer money

Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-irs-lawsuit-suing-10-billion-dollars-tax-office-usa-politics-news/929663f2-f255-4936-8084-1d986ee08d65

[2026-04-18 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Brave New Autonomous World Takes Shape On America's Highways

Snippet: Wall Street remains hyper-focused on whether the hyperscalers' AI-driven data center buildout, now approaching $700 billion and roughly 10 times 2020 levels, will ultimately generate enough returns to justify the massive spending boom.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/brave-new-autonomous-world-takes-shape-americas-highways

[2026-04-18 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mamdani wants to ‘eat the rich’? Then who will be left to feed the city’s ginormous budget?

Snippet: Beware of any politician who gleefully celebrates taxation like normal people would a sacred holiday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/opinion/mamdani-wants-to-eat-the-rich-then-who-will-be-left-to-feed-the-citys-ginormous-budget/

[2026-04-18 09:18 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Experts: Government will have to walk budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation

Snippet: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the 2026 Federal Budget on 9 May. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/experts-government-tightrope-cut-oil-dependence-ease-inflation/5z2bij4i6

[2026-04-18 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Karen Bass wants to save the planet. Saving LA? Never mind

Snippet: LA mayor Karen Bass leads a city reeling from street disorder, a failed homelessness response, wildfires, depleted police staffing, and a fiscal crisis.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/opinion/karen-bass-wants-to-save-the-planet-la-never-mind/

[2026-04-18 08:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation

Snippet: April 18, 2026 08:00 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-tightrope-to-cut-oil-dependence-ease-inflation/

[2026-04-18 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Zo’s pet-project grocery: Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2026

Snippet: Mayor Mamdani is allocating $70 million in capital funds to finance government-run supermarkets? I thought we were facing a budget crisis (“$30M for a Trader Zo’s,” April 14).

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/opinion/zos-pet-project-grocery-letters/

[2026-04-18 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sri Lanka better placed to provide support to those hurt from energy shock – IMF

Snippet: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Krishna Srinivasan on Thursday said that Sri Lanka has made significant improvements in boosting tax revenues and revenues as a share of GDP.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/18/breaking-news/981650/sri-lanka-better-placed-to-provide-support-to-those-hurt-from-energy-shock-imf/

[2026-04-18 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/world/trumps-lawyers-are-in-talks-with-the-irs-to-resolve-presidents-10b-lawsuit/2323036

[2026-04-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump's lawyers in talks with IRS to resolve his $10B lawsuit

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-irs-lawsuit-tax-whistleblower-c710244db618b066f3070a65e75820a5

[2026-04-18 04:33 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia’s debt hits $1 trillion this year - what did we spend it on?

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-s-debt-hits-1-trillion-this-year-what-did-we-spend-it-on-20260414-p5znwf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Budget coincides with the thunderclap of history in flux — and hard choices

Snippet: In Olympic sporting terms, the degree of difficulty in delivering this year's federal budget is unusually high. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/inflation-war-making-may-budget-harder/106577912

[2026-04-18 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Student loan repayment overhaul could impact thousands of borrowers — here’s what to know

Snippet: A critical debt deadline has passed — and for legions of borrowers, it could mean the difference between discharged debt and continued, crushing payments.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/lifestyle/student-loan-repayment-overhaul-could-imapct-thousands-of-borrowers/

[2026-04-18 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Excise tax on LPG, kerosene suspended

Snippet: (UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene suspended for three months to help ease the financial burden of households in the face of the energy emergency driven by the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/news/national/excise-tax-on-lpg-kerosene-suspended/2322509

[2026-04-18 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Budget airline forces out 5 passengers — claiming plane was too heavy to take off: ‘I thought he was joking’

Snippet: They weren’t having an Easy time taking off.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/lifestyle/5-passengers-disembark-easyjet-flight-over-weight-concerns/

[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Back to Back Barries: the Coalition’s “risky” immigration plan

Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/apr/18/back-to-back-barries-the-coalitions-risky-immigration-plan

[2026-04-18 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: CNBC anchor rips Mamdani for filming video outside billionaire Ken Griffin’s NYC penthouse: ‘Demonizing him’

Snippet: A CNBC anchor blasted far-left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he filmed a video touting a proposed pied-à-terre tax outside hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s Manhattan penthouse.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/media/cnbc-anchor-rips-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-for-filming-video-outside-billionaire-ken-griffins-penthouse/

[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump rips Zohran Mamdani for ‘destroying’ NYC with ‘tax the rich’ agenda: ‘It will only get worse’

Snippet: The bromance is over?

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/trump-rips-zohran-mamdani-for-push-nyc-tax-increase/

[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: NYC’s ‘Balloon doctor’ will see you now — debt-strapped med grad’s quirky subway side hustle blows up with straphangers

Snippet: For Brandon Axelrod, a 27-year-old physician at one of Manhattan’s most acclaimed medical facilities, it’d be easy to have an inflated ego.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/lifestyle/nycs-balloon-doctor-will-see-you-now-debt-strapped-med-grads-quirky-subway-side-hustle-blows-up-with-straphangers/

[2026-04-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s space station crew to ‘maximise opportunities’ by spending extra month in orbit

Snippet: The Shenzhou-21 astronauts were embroiled in drama last year after their probe was used in an emergency mission for the previous crew

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350472/chinas-space-station-crew-maximise-opportunities-spending-extra-month-orbit?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [European Space Agency] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s space station crew to ‘maximise opportunities’ by spending extra month in orbit

Snippet: The Shenzhou-21 astronauts were embroiled in drama last year after their probe was used in an emergency mission for the previous crew

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350472/chinas-space-station-crew-maximise-opportunities-spending-extra-month-orbit

[2026-04-17 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Travelers may be slapped with ‘ridiculous’ new fees as popular city seeks millions per year

Snippet: Many popular destinations struggling with overtourism and infrastructure issues are aiming to fix those problems in an often unpopular way by enacting new taxes on tourists.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/world-news/galway-ireland-plans-new-tourist-tax-for-overnight-visitors/

[2026-04-17 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Marcos suspends excise tax on LPG, kerosene for 3 months

Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/17/videos/watch-marcos-suspends-excise-tax-on-lpg-kerosene-for-3-months/2322616