Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iraq is sending a warning shot to OPEC: raise Baghdad's oil production quota to better reflect its capacity and fiscal needs, or risk yet another defection from the oil-producing cartel.
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[2026-06-25 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You're watching The Manila Times' News Prime.
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[2026-06-25 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Marchers carried Kenyan flags and called for justice for victims of police violence, while authorities deployed large numbers of officers and erected roadblocks around the capital. The anniversary has become a symbol of growing youth activism and demands for greater government accountability. The protests recall the events of June 2024, when thousands of young people stormed parliament in Nairobi to oppose tax increases amid rising living costs.
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[2026-06-25 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An 88-year-old man died after spending eight hours on a trolley waiting for admission to a Geelong emergency department, prompting scrutiny of the hospital involved.
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[2026-06-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank channelled funds through affiliates and mass employee investors to pass off private funds as public, China’s top auditor says
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[2026-06-25 18:58 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-25 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-06-25 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hello from Yifan, your #techAsia host this week. I'm sending this newsletter from New York after spending an afternoon in a cold ballroom where Qualcomm executives laid out the company's data center chip ambitions.
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[2026-06-25 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese flags are seen near the logo of Evergrande Group on its building in Shanghai in 2021. © Reuters
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[2026-06-25 16:54 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 25, 2026 16:54 | News
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[2026-06-25 16:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-25 16:38 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-25 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor has relented on another change to its budget tax package, agreeing to crossbench senator David Pocock’s push to make sure that widows and divorcees do not lose their grandfathered access to capital gains and negative gearing tax concessions.
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[2026-06-25 14:57 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-06-25 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s King Charles III salutes the troops outside Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the King’s annual birthday parade, in London, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-06-25 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump asked Congress Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.
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[2026-06-25 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Howard had 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, Olivia Miles scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx rallied from a 12-point deficit Wednesday night to beat the Washington Mystics 78-76.
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[2026-06-25 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 11:55am
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[2026-06-25 11:42 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kellie Sloane has used her first budget reply speech since taking over as NSW Liberal leader last year to spruik a pro-business agenda based around significant payroll tax cuts, and to promise to a new western Sydney city deal that would include progress on a metro for south-western Sydney.
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[2026-06-25 11:10 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New financial year will also see a tax cut, more anti-price-gouging measures and SMS sender ID changes designed to protect against scam texts
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[2026-06-25 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The country's top economic policymaker said Thursday that the government will mobilize all available tools, including taxes and fiscal measures, to rein in rising inflation and reduce the burden on ordinary people.
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-25 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has requested that Congress approve an additional $87.6bn in spending for causes including the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-06-25 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAO PAULO (AP) — Magda Chambriand, the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, said the country must decide between moving away from fossil fuels and preserving tax revenue from the sector.
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[2026-06-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Koreans’ spending on alcoholic beverages posted its steepest decline on record in the first quarter, extending a prolonged downturn in alcohol consumption.
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[2026-06-25 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi holds a 15% stake in the LNG Canada project. (Mitsubishi Corp.)
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[2026-06-25 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tom Wdowik is relieved these days by waves of vacationers visiting cabins, restaurants and hotels along Lake Huron, despite worries that high gas and food prices this year could stall tourism.
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[2026-06-25 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The White House on Wednesday asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental spending to pay for the Iran war and a host of other things including aid to U.S. farmers, and Ebola response.
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[2026-06-25 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Micron's revenue more than quadrupled in the fiscal third quarter, the company said on Wednesday, as the memory maker continued to benefit from soaring demand tied to the artificial intelligence boom. The stock rose about 9% in extended trading.
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[2026-06-25 06:07 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report says
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[2026-06-25 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Life] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kellie Sloane will attempt to re-position the Liberals as the party of lower taxes in her budget reply speech as the countdown to the election campaign begins in earnest.
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[2026-06-25 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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[2026-06-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fund manager Geoff Wilson says he did not watch full video and deleted it after ‘inappropriate associations were identified’
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[2026-06-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Weekend house auction results and the official taxation data reveal the arguments from outraged conservatives are hollow
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[2026-06-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren has been appointed secretary general of the External Action Service, the EU's foreign policy wing.
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[2026-06-25 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service building is pictured in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-06-24 23:08 UTC+10:00] [Texas floods 2025] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Camp owners said total debt exceeds $10m in chapter 11 filing after catastrophic flood last July
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[2026-06-24 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned on Wednesday that Israel has not properly prepared for several economic risks that affect everyday life: whether the country will have enough gas to produce electricity, whether homebuyers are taking on mortgages they can afford, and whether government money is being spent under proper oversight.
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[2026-06-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stocks are set for a rebound with equity futures higher as Semis and Tech stage a partial recovery from yesterday’s "Chip-Wreck" as KOSPI retraced about 20% of its losses ahead of earnings from the single-biggest contributor to US outperformance this year: Micron’s third-quarter numbers are an even bigger deal than usual, following Tuesday’s shakeout of an overcrowded AI trade that’s has been priced for perfection.
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[2026-06-24 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The State Duma on Wednesday passed a bill that would temporarily protect small businesses from a planned tax hike by freezing a key revenue threshold through 2029.
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[2026-06-24 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than £9bn is owed to councils in unpaid council tax as people continue to struggle with their finances - but some help is going unclaimed.
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[2026-06-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State budget suggests Minns government is addicted to pokies revenue, with tax take predicted to jump from $1.6bn to $2.2bn annually within four years
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[2026-06-24 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense stocks plummeted on Wednesday after a report that Germany will abandon plans to build six warships, fuelling investor fears that the boost to defense contractors from increased government spending may not fully materialize.
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[2026-06-24 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: AD Ports increased its stake in Global Feeder Shipping to 81 per cent through a Dh1.1 billion ($300 million) deal funded by debt and asset monetisation.
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[2026-06-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A program designed for members of the Social Security System (SSS) has posted an average return of investment (ROI) of 6.2 percent from January to May this year despite the prevailing economic challenges, its top official revealed on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-24 16:24 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-06-24 16:14 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Opponents seize on Farrer MP David Farley’s decision to vote alongside teals and Greens to wind back fuel tax credits for miners, farmers and others
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