Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump pronuncia un discurso en el Edificio Ejecutivo Eisenhower de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 18 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-20 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent, thanks to tougher insulation from energy shocks, stronger fiscal ability and AI developments, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.
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[2026-05-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a team of ministers have spent the morning trying to rewrite the building narrative over changes to the capital gains tax discount, as a social media campaign against the changes by startup founders has gone viral .
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump scored a major personal legal victory over the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday as the agency he has long reviled was barred by the U.S. Justice Department from continuing any “known and unknown” probes into his tax returns.
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[2026-05-20 09:12 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor was right to place intergenerational inequality at the centre of the budget, but it missed an opportunity to reverse the grossly unfair Morrison-era university fee hikes
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[2026-05-20 08:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-20 08:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-20 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-05-20 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European aerospace company Airbus has instructed staff to reduce “non-essential expenses” by 10 percent amid instability linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For many years, Koreans were bitcoin's best friend.
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[2026-05-20 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Rising rates and record household debt demand caution
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[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Global rate resetEnd of cheap money may force Korea to confront debt risks, rising volatility
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[2026-05-20 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-20 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: An unprecedented settlement between President Donald Trump and the US government – which he runs – precludes the tax office from ever pursuing claims against him, his family, their trusts and companies, as well as establishing a “slush fund” to compensate his political allies.
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[2026-05-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-20 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former governor general resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church. Follow updates live
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president and his sons’ finances will be further shielded as part of a settlement of the US$10 billion case over his leaked tax returns
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Justice Department] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president and his sons’ finances will be further shielded as part of a settlement of the US$10 billion case over his leaked tax returns
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[2026-05-20 05:43 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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[2026-05-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many people assume it’s best to reach retirement with zero debt, but it’s not the be-all and end-all, according to financial experts.
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[2026-05-20 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s allies
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[2026-05-20 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, family members, the Trump Organization, and related trusts and affiliates before this week are protected from potential Internal Revenue Service enforcement actions under a controversial $1.8 billion settlement with the Justice Department, a new document posted Tuesday shows.
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[2026-05-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Despite being a public housing tenant who lives on a disability pension, 73-year-old Gail Innes is now $4000 behind in her rent to a private market property, due to an increasingly criticised state government scheme known as “headleasing”.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-20 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:51am
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[2026-05-20 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxton, candidato republicano al Senado de Estados Unidos, habla con simpatizantes en su campaña para la segunda vuelta en la elección primaria, el lunes 18 de mayo de 2026, en Dallas. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)
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[2026-05-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
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[2026-05-20 03:06 UTC+10:00] [Ghislaine Maxwell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Acting US attorney general made comments about the Epstein associate at a Senate hearing over budget requests
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[2026-05-20 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) remained in deficit in April but narrowed from month and year earlier, latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IT’S a well-worn truth that small business owners wear every hat in the office. The same applies to the small firm accountant. Unlike their counterparts in big accounting firms or the corporate finance departments of large enterprises, accountants in small practices rarely have the luxury of compartmentalization. They are the auditor, tax consultant, client counselor, HR officer, payroll officer, and sometimes even IT support — all before lunch.
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[2026-05-20 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CENTURY Properties Group Inc. said Tuesday that net income after tax for the first quarter had slipped to P446 million, from P473 million a year earlier, as higher interest expenses and taxes offset improved operating efficiency and higher gross profit margins.
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[2026-05-19 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Tax return deadline, schools break up for summer, increase in electricity and gas prices, changes to asylum rules, new salary transparency law, festivals, protests and more - here's everything to know about June 2026 in Spain.
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[2026-05-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Home Depot said Tuesday its core homeowner shopper remains resilient in the face of higher gas prices and plummeting consumer confidence, leading the retailer to reaffirm its full-year guidance after beating fiscal first-quarter expectations.
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[2026-05-19 18:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-19 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones has claimed the lives of three soldiers and a civilian over the past month, and injured many more fighters, and the IDF has admitted that there is no comprehensive solution to the problem. Just last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a discussion on the subject, in which it was decided to allocate NIS 2 billion from the Defense Ministry's budget for efforts to find solutions, "Globes" has learned.
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[2026-05-19 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for ‘very flattering’ images
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[2026-05-19 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The federal government’s tax changes will combine with higher interest rates to take steam out of the nation’s housing market, the Reserve Bank’s chief economist has signalled, while warning that businesses are likely to keep lifting prices as the war against Iran drags on.
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[2026-05-19 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has faced a budget estimates grilling over the future of state-owned energy provider Synergy, labelling attempts to return the utility back to a profit-earning entity as an aspiration, before quickly changing the term to “target”.
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[2026-05-19 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The energy industry flooded Australia with advertising arguing against a 25 per cent tax on oil and gas exports, increasing its media expenditure by half compared to a year before, as the proposed policy gained a groundswell of support in the early months of 2026.
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[2026-05-19 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joint energy security is easy to endorse in principle, yet the bloc has a stubborn record of leaving its emergency frameworks untouched
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[2026-05-19 15:21 UTC+10:00] [Joshua Kurlantzick] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joint energy security is easy to endorse in principle, yet the bloc has a stubborn record of leaving its emergency frameworks untouched
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