Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Saturday’s byelection in the country NSW seat and Tuesday’s budget look set to shift the political landscape and could test Labor’s supremacy in the parliament
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[2026-05-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US State Department is set to begin revoking the passports of thousands of Americans who owe substantial unpaid child support, according to officials.
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[2026-05-08 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-08 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the fallout from the US-Israel threatens to overshadow Labor’s agenda, the treasurer says this budget will be his most ambitious but also most difficult
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[2026-05-08 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jim Chalmers has vowed to crash through a “scare campaigns of lies” as Labor prepares to break its promises to keep investor tax breaks and the treasurer stakes his credibility on a suite of measures to drive up living standards after years of low growth and rising populism.
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher and just shy of a new record, with technology names leading futures higher ahead of April jobs report, after Trump’s assertion that the Iran ceasefire is still holding despite an exchange of weapons between the US and Iran overnight, and a deep weekly loss for oil help futures regain positive momentum.
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[2026-05-08 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 5-year-old girl miraculously survived a horrific car crash that killed both of her parents — but was only found after spending more than a day in the wreckage with their dead bodies, according to police.
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As HKEX eyes relaunch of gold futures, experts suggest extended hours, tax breaks, and storage facilities to ensure success
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Tommy Ong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As HKEX eyes relaunch of gold futures, experts suggest extended hours, tax breaks, and storage facilities to ensure success
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[2026-05-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In Tim Pallas’ first budget after Labor returned to power in 2014, his message was clear: with him at the helm of the state’s coffers, Victoria would be a financially disciplined state.
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[2026-05-08 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Countries that don't welcome European companies into their markets shouldn't expect access to EU goods and services contracts, the bloc's top industry official has warned.
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[2026-05-08 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a rare outbreak of sanity from the continent that perfected kicking the can, officials on NATO’s eastern front are openly admitting what Brussels and Frankfurt have spent years denying: you can’t fund a permanent war footing with infinite borrowing and hope the bond market never notices.
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[2026-05-08 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Three of the four women who returned to Australia after spending years in ISIS-linked detention camps in Syria were arrested on slavery and terrorism charges upon arrival, Australian police said on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Whether it be US Congressional budget reports, Israeli newspaper columns or shifting geopolitics, there are some suggesting that Spain's sovereignty claims on Ceuta and Melilla could be coming under threat.
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[2026-05-08 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has declared her disappointment after the editor-in-chief of The West Australian made a series of clumsy jokes about her during a post-budget breakfast on Friday morning.
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[2026-05-08 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Northern Territory could be liable to pay $75 million if Tamboran Resources, a key player in the Beetaloo Basin, defaults on its fracking plans. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)
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[2026-05-08 16:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s payroll tax would be slashed to match NSW and land tax progressively cut under the Coalition’s latest fiscal election pledge unveiled by Opposition Leader Jess Wilson.
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[2026-05-08 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Budget Minister Park Hong-keun on Friday emphasized greater budgetary support for local renewable energy companies to help them strengthen their global competitiveness.
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[2026-05-08 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Toyota marked record-high global sales for the fiscal year ended March 2026 even with U.S. tariffs on imported cars. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-08 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The WA government has given everyone with a driver's licence $100 in a budget measure to ease cost-of-living pressure. (ABC News: Claire Moodie)
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[2026-05-08 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has claimed some credit for the Albanese government’s expected changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks, while conceding he was “just a bit early” in taking similar policies to two elections.
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-05-08 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US State Department has said it will start to revoke the passports of Americans who owe significant amounts of child support.
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[2026-05-08 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-08 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Diego’s beloved holiday bash could be headed for the chopping block, and furious locals are already turning their anger toward City Hall.
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[2026-05-08 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ‘Tax the rich!” That used to be the sort of sentiment you might expect from a student who’d just discovered a bit of Marxism and had yet to pay their first tax bill. But now New Yorkers are lucky enough to have a mayor who thinks this dumb slogan should be turned into policy.
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[2026-05-08 11:07 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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[2026-05-08 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-08 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish real estate mogul Steven Roth compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” rhetoric this week to racial slurs and pro-Palestinian rhetoric on an earnings call for his company, Vornado Realty Trust.
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[2026-05-08 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: New York is taking direct aim at the city’s ultra-wealthy absentee owners. In a major policy shift announced Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders reached a framework agreement on a $268 billion state budget that includes a new annual tax on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City - a move designed to generate roughly $500 million a year to help close the city’s projected $5.4 billion budget deficit.
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[2026-05-08 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” posturing just cost the city some good jobs, significant economic activity and hefty tax revenue from two power players — Citadel and Apollo Global Management.
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[2026-05-08 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With the rising price of gas hitting Americans hard, and peak driving season upon us, it’s time for a holiday — a tax holiday, that is.
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[2026-05-08 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The push by New York’s public-employee unions to slap taxpayers with over $100 billion in new pension debt may finally be colliding with reality.
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[2026-05-08 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rita Saffioti is warning global economic headwinds are gaining strength. (ABC News: Andrew O'Connor)
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[2026-05-08 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Time to weigh risksInflation, debt risks mount as Korea's stock markets celebrate historic highs
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[2026-05-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With the ranks of its foreign sympathizers plummeting all around the world and all across the political spectrum, the State of Israel is quadrupling its budget for so-called "public diplomacy," bringing its 2026 spending on foreign influence campaigns to a massive $730 million.
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[2026-05-08 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-05-08 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Self-care, but make it budget-friendly.
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[2026-05-08 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: CoreWeave shares tumbled 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the AI infrastructure provider issued light revenue guidance and increased its 2026 capital spending forecast.
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[2026-05-08 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A key architect of California’s controversial billionaire tax acknowledged this week that the proposed one-time levy may end up becoming permanent.
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[2026-05-08 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Dr. Upali Pannilage told Parliament yesterday according to recent data from the Sri Lankan Welfare Benefits Board (WBB), over 1.6 million families have been identified as living in poverty in Sri Lanka and the Government has allocated Rs. 25 billion under the 2026 Budget for the Praja Shakthi National Programme, a multi-dimensional community empowerment initiative aiming to eradicate poverty.
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[2026-05-08 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Maldives currently runs a trade deficit with Sri Lanka of over $166 million. While this reflects the strong presence of Sri Lankan goods in the Maldivian market, it also signals an opportunity to deepen and rebalance the partnership through greater two-way trade, targeted investments and high-impact joint ventures, Mohamed Saeed, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Maldives told the Sri Lanka, Maldives Business Forum held in Colombo on Tuesday (5).
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[2026-05-08 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Trust is a strange thing. We spend years building it, only to realise how fragile it always was. There are some emotions the rational mind struggles to process. Betrayal is one of them. Because trust is rarely built overnight. It takes time. Conversations. Consistency. Presence. We spend years learning who to trust, slowly lowering our guard around people who begin to feel safe.
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[2026-05-08 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS inflation continues to outpace wage growth, Filipino workers are demanding not just relief, but fairness. Against this backdrop, Senator Win Gatchalian’s proposed GINHAWA Act offers a timely response by addressing the erosion of take-home pay through targeted tax relief for working Filipinos.
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[2026-05-08 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Superannuation laws mean death benefits can be paid to a person who perpetrated family or domestic violence against the deceased. (ABC Kimberley: Andrew Seabourne)
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[2026-05-08 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-08 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Treasurer Jim CHalmers is poised to unveil changes to the taxation of trusts in Tuesday's budget. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A construction giant overseeing mega-infrastructure projects in NSW and Victoria used sub-contractors engaged in suspected tax evasion, worker exploitation, safety breaches and insurance fraud, a damning inquiry has found.
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Inflation is likely to hit 5 per cent by the middle of the year and could soar to 7 per cent by Christmas if the war against Iran pushes oil to $US200 a barrel, with Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget to confirm Australians will face ongoing price pressures.
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