Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former barber’s assistant evades hair-raising amount of duties; acknowledges ‘mistake’, accepts punishment
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[2026-05-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former barber’s assistant evades hair-raising amount of duties; acknowledges ‘mistake’, accepts punishment
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[2026-05-07 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midea looks to tap into the debt market to fund its overseas expansion and boost offshore liquidity amid rising sentiment on the stock.
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[2026-05-07 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Midea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midea looks to tap into the debt market to fund its overseas expansion and boost offshore liquidity amid rising sentiment on the stock.
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[2026-05-07 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- Investors are showing signs of diversifying away from US Treasuries as global debt levels hit a record of nearly $353 trillion by end-March, a report by the Institute of International Finance published Wednesday found.
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[2026-05-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington plans to increase defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product, citing rising geopolitical tensions
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[2026-05-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington plans to increase defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product, citing rising geopolitical tensions
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[2026-05-07 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One week ago, Microsoft expected roughly $190 billion in AI data center spending for this fiscal year, highlighting the massive scale of the hyperscaler capex cycle as Big Tech races to build out compute infrastructure. Across the tech space, hyperscalers are expected to spend nearly $700 billion in capex this year alone.
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[2026-05-07 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sure, LIV Golf needs money to survive now that the Saudi investors are, after 2026, ceasing their outlandish spending that changed the landscape of golf as we once knew it.
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[2026-05-07 10:46 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: They may not be influencers, but they’re keen to have influence
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[2026-05-07 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Francisco has been a case study in how not to run a city, but a new report is amplifying the alarm as voters consider a CEO tax that some are calling a poison pill for the epicenter of tech.
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[2026-05-07 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Finance & Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-07 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin revealed this week he’s scaling back jobs in the Big Apple as a “direct consequence” of Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” antics — stoking fears that the well-to-do are starting to flee the socialist mayor and taking their cash with them.
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[2026-05-07 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Homelessness Australia chief executive Kate Colvin says demand for social housing is rising. (ABC News: Norman Hermant)
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[2026-05-07 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Activistas portan una pancarta que dice “Defender la democracia es un derecho no un delito” sobre retratos de los líderes indígenas encarcelados Luis Pacheco (izquierda) y Héctor Chaclán, quienes enfrentan cargos de terrorismo y asociación ilícita en relación con las protestas nacionales de 2023, frente a la Corte Suprema en Ciudad de Guatemala, el 25 de agosto de 2025.
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[2026-05-07 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-07 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Renewed hopes for peace and another spending spree in AI stocks have seen Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices rally to new record highs while global oil prices tumbled.
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[2026-05-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Treasurer Jaclyn Symes played down the state's interest repayments when she delivered the budget on Tuesday but admits she wishes the Victoria's debt was lower. (AAP Image: Joel Carrett)
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[2026-05-07 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Back in February, an otherwise dry senate hearing took an unexpected turn when a flustered treasury official confirmed a little known fact: Australia gets more tax from beer than gas exports.
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[2026-05-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Yet another major Wall Street firm is poised to expand outside New York City – the latest blow to the Big Apple’s tax coffers thanks to Mayor Zohran Mandani’s war on wealthy residents and businesses, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-07 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mining company cannot appeal against liability for 2015 dam collapse in Brazil. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka remained resilient through fiscal discipline, structural reforms, strengthened governance and strong international support, despite facing several challenges during recent times, including global uncertainties and tensions, shifting trade conditions and the impact of severe weather, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya told the Sri Lanka Maldives Business Forum held in Colombo on May 5.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pick the political thorn in the side of the Cook government, and West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has already fired the money cannon at it.
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[2026-05-07 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A borrower with a fairly typical $700,000 mortgage has seen a $317 increase to their monthly repayments with three rate rises this year. (ABC News: Alistair Kroie/John Gunn)
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[2026-05-07 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-07 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left to right, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco and Matt Mahan participate in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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[2026-05-07 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will promise a modest reduction in deficits in next week’s budget in an attempt to counter accusations that Labor’s spending record has pushed up interest rates, amid frustration in the cabinet over Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock’s warning on handouts.
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[2026-05-07 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan raised eyebrows by floating a tax on electric-vehicle owners during Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate.
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[2026-05-07 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Seven Chinese companies blacklisted by the US for engaging in horrific forced labor practices saw a multi-million dollar boost in investments from New York City’s pension funds during ex-City Comptroller Brad Lander’s tenure, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-07 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Retailers in China, including supermarkets, have taken a hit amid weakening domestic consumer spending. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
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[2026-05-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-05-07 01:41 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Steve Roth was responding to the announcement by New York’s mayor of tax on second homes worth more than $5m
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[2026-05-07 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Periodistas reunidos mientras el Servicio Secreto y la policía local vigilan el lugar en donde agentes del orden balearon a una persona cerca del Monumento a Washington, el lunes 4 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
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[2026-05-07 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The per-gallon prices for regular unleaded and diesel fuel are displayed on a sign outside a Murphy Express gasoline station, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-05-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If Albanese’s newest budget can tame discretionary trust tax dodging, it will be a good step in ensuring the rich are treated the same as the rest of us
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[2026-05-06 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities say shopping centres and catering sector reported growth, but industry leaders flag inconsistent spending
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[2026-05-06 23:51 UTC+10:00] [mainland China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities say shopping centres and catering sector reported growth, but industry leaders flag inconsistent spending
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[2026-05-06 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- After spending the past two and a half weeks in the minor league, LG Twins outfielder Lee Jae-won marked his return to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday with a long-awaited home run.
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[2026-05-06 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The government’s outstanding debt hit a new record high in March driven primarily by a weaker peso and net issuance of domestic securities.
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[2026-05-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands of domestic train services added on last day of ‘golden week’ to meet record demand, and high energy costs affect consumer spending
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[2026-05-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China State Railway Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands of domestic train services added on last day of ‘golden week’ to meet record demand, and high energy costs affect consumer spending
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[2026-05-06 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: G77 nations spend $8tn a year servicing debts, but analysis shows how comprehensive relief could benefit social spending
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[2026-05-06 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s Treasury has repeatedly produced budget-day bottom lines that proved more optimistic than the final results, casting fresh doubt over the slim $1 billion surplus forecast for the year ahead in this week’s state budget.
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[2026-05-06 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales reached HK$33.9 billion as buyers raced to make deals before first registration tax concessions for electric cars ended
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[2026-05-06 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales reached HK$33.9 billion as buyers raced to make deals before first registration tax concessions for electric cars ended
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[2026-05-06 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tim Dogue says the GST on exercise physiology services is unfair and discriminatory. (612 ABC Brisbane: Kenji Sato)
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[2026-05-06 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rising stock markets along with growth in pension and provident fund savings have generated unprecedented wealth for the Israeli public in the past few years. According to Bank of Israel figures released last week, at the beginning of 2026 (February) the Israeli public's portfolio of financial assets was worth a record NIS 7.4 trillion.
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[2026-05-06 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Roxanne Fitzgerald
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[2026-05-06 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Madeleine Stuchbery
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[2026-05-06 13:45 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 6, 2026 13:45 | News
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