Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cecile Wake told the inquiry that proposed reforms would be "spectacularly ill-advised". (AAP: Lukas Coch)
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[2026-04-22 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth set to shock defending champion National University, 30-28, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, and force a playoff for the second seed and the last twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball tournament Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.
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[2026-04-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Experienced AFL club psychologist Jacqui Louder says capping spending on medical services is putting the care of players at risk, and that Carlton have been “hung out to dry” over their handling of Elijah Hollands.
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[2026-04-22 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-22 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The private healthcare rebate for Australians over 65 will be cut back as the Albanese government scraps a Howard-era bonus for seniors in a controversial move aimed at making the tax system fairer for younger Australians.
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[2026-04-22 14:15 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’
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[2026-04-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Brussels Playbook Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-04-22 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan recorded a trade deficit in fiscal 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, but the amount decreased 68.4%. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Rugby Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Organisation goes from $37m deficit to $70m profit in 12 months
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[2026-04-22 11:27 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The fuel price cap system helped consumer prices drop by up to 0.8 percentage point in March, a state-run economic think tank said in a report Wednesday, noting the effects of fuel tax cuts will also begin to appear this month.
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[2026-04-22 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's trade balance in fiscal 2025 recorded a deficit for the fifth consecutive year, but the amount decreased 68.4% compared to the previous year. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-22 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Economics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggest
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[2026-04-22 09:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Southern Californians are getting a rare chance to beat the soul-crushing traffic of the 405 and the 101 — without spending a single dime on gas, Uber or transit fares.
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[2026-04-22 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor says cuts to disability scheme mean elderly will get more help. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-04-22 06:40 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — European Council President António Costa is pressing EU leaders to make progress on the bloc’s next €1.8 trillion budget at a summit in Cyprus on Friday.
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[2026-04-22 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-22 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee’s budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In 2026, the Inland Revenue Department marks its 94th anniversary, reflecting nearly a century of public service in supporting Sri Lanka’s revenue system.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Japanese Government through its Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s development journey by announcing two new projects, aimed at fostering climate resilience in vulnerable communities and advancing gender equality. These initiatives, together with the Sri Lankan Government and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, will contribute to sustainable recovery from the disaster and inclusive development countrywide.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians could claim larger deductions for motor vehicle expenses in the year ahead after the Australian Tax Office completes its annual review of the cents-per-kilometre rate used to claim work-related tax deductions.
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[2026-04-22 04:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The states and territories are being warned their credit ratings could be downgraded if they deliver unaffordable handouts to deal with the spiralling cost of living, as new figures reveal they reaped record revenues while engaging in a debt binge over the past two years.
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[2026-04-22 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Bass has unveiled a $14.9 billion pre-election budget that avoids layoffs, boosts police hiring and trims her signature homelessness program, but leaves the Los Angeles Fire Department with little new funding.
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[2026-04-22 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Washington state’s newly signed income tax on high earners is already facing a legal challenge, with critics arguing it violates the state constitution and could hit small businesses.
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[2026-04-22 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN credit risk, adverse selection is usually discussed in the context of underwriting. The classic story is simple: lenders cannot perfectly distinguish good borrowers from bad ones, so riskier borrowers are more likely to seek credit, get approved and dominate the portfolio. But there is another form of adverse selection that receives far less attention, even though it is just as damaging and often more subtle.
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[2026-04-22 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE country’s debt service burden surged by 81.1 percent to $1.51 billion in January from $831 million a year earlier, preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed.
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[2026-04-22 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-04-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s proposed $445bn increase in military spending would batter popular domestic programs as millions struggle
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: There was a time when various developments from this past week – such as the Israeli government spending hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting ultra-nationalist marches, a sanctioned settler leading army-escorted livestock raids on a Palestinian village, and the Israeli finance minister calling for the full military occupation and settlement of Gaza while speaking at once-dismantled occupied West Bank settlements – would have been met with outcry or debate in some corners of Israeli society.
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[2026-04-21 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: BofA's (almost) omnipotent analysts forecasted a stronger than expected retail sales print this morning as tax refunds trump surging gas prices...
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[2026-04-21 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The optimism that helped list the S&P on 11 of the prior 12 days, and the Nasdaq on 13 consecutive days until Monday's modest pullback, is back - because one can apparently draw the same exact event for 3 weeks now - and sending US equity futures higher again on signs that Iran will attend talks with the US, while the US president said it’s “highly unlikely” that he’d extend the truce.
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Health Minister Mark Butler will unveil fixes to the country’s struggling aged care system alongside his overhaul of the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme in his pre-budget speech on two of the government’s fastest-growing cost pressures.
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[2026-04-21 22:22 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-21 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France is putting €6 billion of spending on hold this year because of the economic fallout of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-21 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Disability] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health minister faces backlash from states as he announces major changes to scheme ahead of May budget
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[2026-04-21 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS info in last 6 paras, 2nd photo)
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[2026-04-21 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: At a time when the federal budget is bursting at the seams and Australians are struggling under the rising cost of living, a popular campaign to reap up to $17 billion a year by forcing multinational gas exporters to pay their “fair share” for the nation’s finite resources is gaining traction.
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[2026-04-21 19:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Park Hong-geun cites low debt ratio, tighter spending, growth focus
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[2026-04-21 19:06 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-21 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A prosecution witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday that the alleged ghost project in Pandi, Bulacan was included in a budget errata on orders of the late Public Works undersecretary Catalina Cabral.
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[2026-04-21 18:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-21 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-21 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to prioritize infrastructure development, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P46.22 billion to fund 1,743 public works projects nationwide, Malacañang said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mining giant Fortescue, which is rapidly switching its vast Pilbara iron ore operations to run on electricity, is pushing for reform of the country’s diesel tax credits which it says are an unnecessary “handout” to the mining industry worth billions of dollars.
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[2026-04-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry will work to devise a comprehensive strategy to overcome structural challenges facing South Korea, including artificial intelligence (AI) transformation and demographic changes, minister Park Hong-keun said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: JPMorgan Chase will extend a $1.5 trillion investment program designed to bolster U.S. economic resilience across Europe, the Wall Street giant said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Labor party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Party’s environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall profits
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