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    [2026-05-13 10:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Finance guru Mark Bouris unpacks the federal budget
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/finance-guru-mark-bouris-unpacks-the-federal-budget-20260513-p5zwch.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Mamdani boasts of savings in $124.7B NYC budget plan — that’ll nickel-and-dime New Yorkers with hidden fee hikes
    Snippet: Zo’s nickel and diming New Yorkers to save a buck.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/mamdani-boasts-of-savings-in-124-7b-nyc-budget-plan-but-its-filled-with-hidden-fee-hikes/
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    [2026-05-13 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: 'Absolutely thrilled': Canberra's RSPCA to get new facility out of federal budget
    Snippet: RSPCA ACT CEO Michelle Robertson has welcomed the federal government's $30 million to build a new RSPCA campus at Pialligo. ( ABC News: Lottie Twyford )
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-act-funding-rspca-roads-moad/106673310
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    [2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Capital gains tax and negative gearing benefit the 1% and this chart shows it
    Snippet: More than half of the benefit of the CGT concession went to the top 1% of income earners, the most recent data shows
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/13/australia-federal-budget-2026-tax-capital-gains-negative-gearing-housing-one-big-chart
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    [2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: 'Grandfathering' vs new builds: The key housing terms and who will get a tax perk
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/budget-2026-housing-terminology/rgj9xq34e
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    [2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: We asked what you wanted to know about the budget. Here are the answers
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/federal-budget-2026-your-questions-answered/7cm22mrdf
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    [2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Five things buried in the federal budget you didn't know about
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/federal-budget-2026-unusual-measures/ewvz2g1d2
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    [2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Budget 2026: Remote jobs and health infrastructure key focus for Indigenous communities
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/budget-2026-remote-jobs-and-health-infrastructure-key-focus-for-indigenous-communities/anvwb7xwm
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    [2026-05-13 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Acusan a primera fiscal que investigó muerte de Nisman por contaminar escena del crimen
    Snippet: BUENOS AIRES (AP) — En un giro inesperado en el caso por la muerte del fiscal Alberto Nisman, la justicia argentina acusó formalmente el martes a la primera fiscal que tuvo a su cargo la investigación por haber cometido irregularidades en la escena del hecho en 2015.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-nisman-muerte-exfiscal-investigacion-irregularidades-694a6c5c3815d67b9386051e5b55dd99
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    [2026-05-13 09:48 UTC+10:00] [Money / Planning & budgeting] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Labor’s budget promised reform, but delivered only half measures
    Snippet: May 13, 2026 — 9:48am
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/money/planning-and-budgeting/labor-s-budget-promised-reform-but-delivered-only-half-measures-20260513-p5zw7p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: Trump's 'Golden Dome' to cost $1.2 tn, watchdog estimates
    Snippet: President Donald Trump's futuristic "Golden Dome" missile defence system will cost about $1.2 ​tn (£882bn) to develop, deploy and operate over two decades, a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxp27j1xyjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-13 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Tax changes will 'kneecap' young Australians, Coalition says
    Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/tax-reform-coalition-fight-budget-response/106673294
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    [2026-05-13 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Zohran Mamdani’s unbelievably dishonest NYC budget
    Snippet: Mayor Mamdani spiked the ball Tuesday, as the city’s budget crunch seemed to go away as quickly as it had appeared.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-unbelievably-dishonest-budget/
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    [2026-05-13 08:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Charles Croucher on property tax budget backflip
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/charles-croucher-on-property-tax-budget-backflip-20260513-p5zw89.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on May 13)
    Snippet: Saving the windfallKorea must use chip-driven tax gains for fiscal discipline, structural change
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260513000900315
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    [2026-05-13 08:36 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Labor’s budget resembled a seven-course degustation. It was welcome, but why don’t voters feel sated? | Nicki Hutley
    Snippet: None of the budget measures will change the outcome for most would-be home buyers in the short term, but Jim Chalmers’ reforms go well beyond one electoral cycle
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/may/13/budget-2026-labor-measures-voters
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    [2026-05-13 08:18 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Treasurer backs budget changes
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/treasurer-backs-budget-changes-20260513-p5zw7u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Business owner says budget a 'sugar hit'
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/business-owner-says-budget-a-sugar-hit-20260513-p5zw7i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 07:48 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: PM defends broken pledge on property tax
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-defends-broken-pledge-on-property-tax-20260513-p5zw76.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Amid war with Iran, Trump pushes for federal gas tax suspension
    Snippet: Gas prices are displayed at a Westar gas station in Miami, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gas-tax-oil-inflation-trump-90de4425d546a86e60901c1aecd87680
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    [2026-05-13 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Live: ASX set to edge lower in first session after budget, Wall Street mixed
    Snippet: As the nation digests last night's budget, Australian shares are set for another day of losses, with the SPI futures pointing to 0.1 per cent fall by the ASX 200.
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-may-13/106672080
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    [2026-05-13 07:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Michael West Media
    Title: Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax
    Snippet: May 13, 2026 07:00 | News
    Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/canberra-embraces-ai-data-crunch-for-medicines-to-tax/
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    [2026-05-13 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Verdict in on Labor's 'reforming' budget
    Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-2026-live-chalmers-albanese-may-13/106673062
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    [2026-05-13 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Hegseth insists US has ‘control’ of Strait of Hormuz while pitching $1.5T War Dept spending spree
    Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the US has “control” of the Strait of Hormuz during surprisingly civil testimony before House and Senate appropriators on the Pentagon’s wallet-busting $1.5 trillion budget plans.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/pete-hegseth-insists-us-has-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-during-iran-war-grilling/
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    [2026-05-13 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: Merz booed during speech about social spending cuts (VIDEO)
    Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was booed and mocked during a speech on Tuesday to one of the country’s biggest trade union groups as he tried to sell his welfare cut plans.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639892-merz-booed-social-spending-cuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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    [2026-05-13 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: Merz booed during speech about social spending cuts (VIDEO)
    Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was booed and mocked during a speech on Tuesday to one of the country’s biggest trade union groups as he tried to sell his welfare cut plans.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639892-merz-booed-social-spending-cuts/
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    [2026-05-13 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Farmers, environmentalists label federal budget 'savage' and 'tragic'
    Snippet: Rabbits cause costly damage on farms. (Supplied: DAFWA/Rick Nash)
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-farmers-agriculture-pest-control/106671960
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    [2026-05-13 06:45 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Budget 2026 live updates: Coalition pledges to repeal Chalmers’ tax reforms amid mixed reception for ‘difficult’ budget
    Snippet: Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson says his objective is to ‘defeat’ changes to capital gains and negative gearing. Follow today’s news live
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/13/budget-2026-live-updates-reaction-jim-chalmers-tim-wilson-cost-of-living-capital-gains-negative-gearing-housing-tax-ntwnfb
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    [2026-05-13 06:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Government defends 'contentious' changes in budget as Hanson labels spending 'wrong' — as it happened
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/live-blog/federal-budget-2026-live-updates/33ew4j6j2
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    [2026-05-13 06:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: In pictures: The federal budget newspaper front pages
    Snippet: The Sydney Morning Herald makes it very clear who the winners and losers are this time around. Workers and first homebuyers are floating up on the back of some much-needed help while the hot air seems to finally be coming out of negative gearing, the capital gains tax and trusts.
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-newspaper-front-pages-in-pictures/69e403c9-0455-4eb8-85b8-1d6519f8aadd
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    [2026-05-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: [Justin Fox] Trouble with killing gas taxes
    Snippet: The sharp rise in gasoline prices caused by the Iran war has led to bipartisan calls, and in some cases action, to reduce US gas taxes. At least three Republican-run states have declared gas-tax holidays, and three Democratic US senators have introduced legislation to suspend the federal gas tax until October.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10736384
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    [2026-05-13 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help?
    Snippet: Sebastian Muñoz-Najar has only just finished primary school. The 13-year-old is still years away from learning how to drive. He cannot legally work. He's too young to even have a social media account.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7p88j84j3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-13 06:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: What the budget tax reforms mean for rents, housing prices and supply
    Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-what-capital-gains-tax-and-negative-gearing-changes-mean-for-rents-housing-prices-and-supply/30abbf82-e8f5-4833-ad2e-41c45b337fda
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    [2026-05-13 06:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Winners and losers in federal budget
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/winners-and-losers-in-federal-budget-20260513-p5zw6j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Daily News
    Title: How does the Parliament control public finance?
    Snippet: Does control over public finance indicate the treasury is legally bound to report day-to-day operations to Parliament? This is where a confusion seems to have arisen among some Members of Parliament including the Leader of the Opposition who claim the treasury should have reported the misplacement of funds to Parliament as an immediate action.
    Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/13/features/993796/how-does-the-parliament-control-public-finance/
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    [2026-05-13 06:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Michael West Media
    Title: Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget
    Snippet: May 13, 2026 06:00 | News
    Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/targets-and-tests-firm-up-for-migrants-under-budget/
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    [2026-05-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Millions Of Student Borrowers Are Defaulting: They Are 40 Years Old On Average
    Snippet: The NY Federal published its latest report on Household Debt and Credit for the first quarter: the report showed total household debt increased by $18 billion, just a 0.1% increase, in Q1 2026, to $18.8 trillion.
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/millions-student-borrowers-are-defaulting-they-are-40-years-old-average
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    [2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Aussies flying overseas to be slugged $80 in budget shock
    Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of last night's federal budget, this Wednesday May 13.
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-live-updates-jim-chalmers-latest-politics-news-headlines/eeb48370-e899-4b3a-8036-497a7cb37c49
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    [2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Political war erupts over holes dotting Coalition’s path to cash surplus
    Snippet: The Coalition’s promised cash surplus could only be achieved through major infrastructure or service cuts, a leading economist has warned, as government modelling claims Opposition Leader Jess Wilson faces a budget black hole in the tens of billions of dollars.
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/political-war-erupts-over-holes-dotting-coalition-s-path-to-cash-surplus-20260512-p5zvzl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-13 05:23 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Why the budget might not 'shift the dial' on home ownership
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/federal-budget-2026-negative-gearing-cgt-changes/nzuyew1wi
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    [2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: Stop trying to educate antisemites, invest in Jewish children, WJC president tells leaders
    Snippet: The Jewish world must stop spending vast sums trying to persuade antisemites and instead invest in Jewish education, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder told Jewish leaders in Geneva, warning that global Jewry faces “another dark hour” 90 years after the organization was founded in the same city.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895959
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    [2026-05-13 05:19 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Can you break a promise? The government has just bet the house on it
    Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-haunted-by-ghost-of-election-past-labor-pushes-forward/5c565eca-395e-4da8-a907-4f4feb9d04f9
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    [2026-05-13 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: How Australians across generations feel about the budget
    Snippet: About half of Arwen Nugteren's income goes to her rent.
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/australians-across-the-generation-federal-budget/106666810
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    [2026-05-13 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Michigan loaned $35M to mobility center. Debt could cripple it, boosters say
    Snippet: Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from a state-backed mobility research center supporters say is critical to keeping autonomous vehicle development in Michigan.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/michigan-autonomous-vehicles-loan-repayment-auto-industry-bf90e34611afabcdd7b0d368e4240318
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    [2026-05-13 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Will property tax changes level the playing field or raise the drawbridge?
    Snippet: Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have decided to take a "seek forgiveness, not permission" approach to housing changes. (ABC News: John Gunn)
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/will-cgt-and-negative-gearing-make-housing-cheaper/106665146
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    [2026-05-13 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Labor bets the house on young Australians' desperation to buy their own
    Snippet: Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have made generational equity the test for this budget. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/budget-2026-young-australians-housing-trust-labor/106670006
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    [2026-05-13 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
    Snippet: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine takes a photo before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/top-photos-day-ap-s-photojournalists-66936ff63ba14bb3b8297bd378e5f2bb
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    [2026-05-13 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Crestfallen Commie Mamdani Abandons Planned Property Tax Hike On New Yorkers
    Snippet: Looks like NYC's communist mayor has had second thoughts about extracting more taxes by raising New Yorkers' property taxes - something he vowed to do to help close a two-year deficit.
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/crestfallen-commie-mamdani-withdraws-planned-property-tax-hike-new-yorkers
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    [2026-05-13 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Michael West Media
    Title: Chalmers puckers up for fight over investor tax stings
    Snippet: May 13, 2026 03:30 | News
    Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/chalmers-puckers-up-for-fight-over-investor-tax-stings/
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    [2026-05-13 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Michael West Media
    Title: Investor tax hikes boost home ownership, hit supply
    Snippet: May 13, 2026 03:30 | News
    Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/investor-tax-hikes-boost-home-ownership-hit-supply/
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