Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-16 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Will Power Architects, involved in the HK$336 million renovation project, has been ordered to be wound up after not opposing a creditor’s application
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[2026-09-16 17:49 UTC+10:00] [company winding-up] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Will Power Architects, involved in the HK$336 million renovation project, has been ordered to be wound up after not opposing a creditor’s application
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[2026-09-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-wife claims that after she retired in 1992, she supported the household and gave her husband half of her monthly pension
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[2026-09-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Central Provident Fund] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-wife claims that after she retired in 1992, she supported the household and gave her husband half of her monthly pension
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[2026-09-16 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Aid and development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech on Wednesday to reiterate her warning over the EU’s ballooning trade deficit with China, as Brussels steps up negotiations with Beijing ahead of a key October deadline.
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[2026-09-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prolonged league suspension due to war and falling behind Saudi spending power are weakening the sport in Iran
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[2026-09-16 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Bank of England is set to announce this week that it will stop selling long-dated government bonds which have been hit by a global selloff in debt markets, potentially freeing up some cash for finance minister John Healey, the Telegraph reported adding that the BoE would say it would stop selling 20- and 30-year gilts.
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[2026-09-16 15:22 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While Victoria spent tens of millions bringing the season-opening NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the LA Rams to Melbourne, new modelling shows that tourism spending across the city is expected to dwarf that investment.
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[2026-09-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-16 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing to integrate Japan's big supplementary budgets into the initial budget. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-09-16 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indonesia just got its third third finance minister in two years, putting the spotlight on concerns plaguing Southeast Asia's largest economy, with analysts flagging the need for fiscal prudence and a shift away from "interventionist" policy.
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[2026-09-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shipping containers are seen piled up at Nagoya Port in Japan's Aichi prefecture on Jan. 29. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)
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[2026-09-16 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, llega para intervenir en el Foro de Madrid, en Santiago de Chile, el jueves 3 de septiembre de 2026. (Foto AP/Esteban Félix)
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[2026-09-16 08:33 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Australia is being pressured to hasten the termination of a Chinese company’s lease over the Port of Darwin, with a visiting US congressional delegation raising the issue – as well as defence spending – with top government ministers.
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[2026-09-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the proposed surtax – a reworking of three local revenue sources into one semi-autonomous levy – should help streamline finances
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[2026-09-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [VAT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the proposed surtax – a reworking of three local revenue sources into one semi-autonomous levy – should help streamline finances
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[2026-09-16 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Game-related spending continues to increase even as food spending dips. (Photo by Norika Taguchi)
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[2026-09-16 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The movie has made more money than Warner Bros intended to recoup from its tax write-off manoeuvre. (Supplied: Warner Bros/Ketchup Entertainment)
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[2026-09-16 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Diane and Scott Walker spent months fighting an insurance claim they likened to 'bullying'. (ABC News: John Gunn)
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[2026-09-16 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. war with Iran cost the Pentagon an estimated $38.1 billion through Aug. 1 and could cost another $2 billion to $3 billion for each additional month of fighting, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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[2026-09-16 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Money / Super & retirement] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Superannuation is supposed to deliver peace of mind, but research shows that many Australians still worry about supporting themselves in retirement.
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[2026-09-16 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fiscal Adam Gordon anuncia cargos contra 12 personas acusadas de perpetrar fraude al cobrar subsidios por cuidado infantil, en San Diego, el 15 de septiembre del 2026. (AP foto/Gregory Bull)
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[2026-09-16 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just in case Japan's bond yields weren't high enough already, Bloomberg reports that Japan is considering a new mid-term defense spending target of 3.5% of GDP in line with NATO and other US allies. Such a move would send a shockwave through financial markets concerned about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans at a time when Japan is preparing to trim tax receipts even more by cutting consumption tax to 1%.
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[2026-09-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRIGHTON, England — The U.K. government must commit to spending 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2030, one of Britain’s most powerful union leaders told POLITICO.
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[2026-09-16 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Le grand sujet politique du jour, analysé en 15 minutes par les journalistes de POLITICO. Du lundi au jeudi, avant 18h.
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[2026-09-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shock of all shocks - a California judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cut its workforce from 23,000 to 11,500 by the end of the 2026 fiscal year.
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[2026-09-16 00:05 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — This summer sparked a “realization” that the European Union needs to strengthen its climate-proofing efforts, including by tailoring its budget to the challenges of a warming world, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.
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[2026-09-15 23:47 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Presidents and prime ministers from across the EU will be asked to review the bloc's dependencies on increasingly uncertain trading partners, weigh in on the row over its €2 trillion long-term budget and consider how to pave the way to admitting new countries as members.
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[2026-09-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The TUC has issued the statement from its general council on the funding of political parties. It is not calling for caps on donations, but it does warn of the danger of “out of control” political spending and urges the government “to protect our democracy from being captured by the super-rich”.
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[2026-09-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will appear before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday for his annual testimony, where he will tout the success of the Iran war and rising wages for the lowest-income Americans. He will likely face questions about issues including inflation, energy prices, interest rates and the federal debt.
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[2026-09-15 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry said Tuesday it shared South Korea's experience in responding to transformation and demographic changes driven by artificial intelligence (AI) with a visiting German parliamentary delegation.
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[2026-09-15 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Falling house prices could wipe as much as $1.8 billion from the Victorian budget this year alone as banks and real estate experts predict a downturn worse than Treasury’s forecast in May.
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[2026-09-15 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: In the US, artificial intelligence can sometimes seem like the only game in town. Just ask Australia’s new ambassador, Greg Moriarty, who will tell you he’s spending a surprising amount of time on AI relative to other interests.
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[2026-09-15 15:18 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: UP. Motorists fill up their tanks ahead of a scheduled price hike for petroleum products driven by global supply concerns and escalating tensions in the Middle East, at a gas station in Manila on March 3, 2026.
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[2026-09-15 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lawyers say calculation included payments to family and charitable contributions
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[2026-09-15 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as a sell-off in U.S. government debt deepened ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.
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[2026-09-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Tuesday it plans to invest nearly 3 trillion won (US$2.2 billion) in the research and development (R&D) of information and communications technologies (ICT) next year as part of an ongoing effort to secure leadership in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race.
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[2026-09-15 13:23 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Rixa Fürsen, Maximilian Stascheit und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt – kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis samstags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-09-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-15 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-15 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-15 08:34 UTC+10:00] [PNG Chiefs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The expansion club’s recruiting spree has been aided by generous tax breaks with the goal to assemble a competitive roster from day one
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[2026-09-15 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (third from left) speaks at a meeting of cabinet ministers on the review of special tax measures and subsidies. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-09-15 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the 90-day grace period soon to run out, some ultra-wealthy living outside mainland China face complicated tax liability questions
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[2026-09-15 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the 90-day grace period soon to run out, some ultra-wealthy living outside mainland China face complicated tax liability questions
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[2026-09-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The NSW ClubGrants scheme is back in the spotlight. (Supplied: YouTube)
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[2026-09-15 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We continue to track convenience store trends as an indicator of working-class sentiment, building on our coverage of the spending pullback that emerged early in the US-Iran conflict. That weakness persisted into late summer as August's fuel-price spike put further pressure on household budgets.
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[2026-09-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria is spending more than any other state on cost-of-living relief, but some of the government’s biggest schemes are delivering more than twice the savings to high-income households as the state’s lowest earners, a new analysis has found.
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[2026-09-15 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La fiscal general de Nueva York Letitia James habla en el anuncio de la demanda presentada por Nueva York y otros 21 estados contra los límites a la asistencia pública para inmigrantes, en Nueva York, el 14 de septiembre del 2026. (AP foto/Ryan Murphy)
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