Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-23 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
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[2026-06-23 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Health professionals/workforce] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Tuesday to persuade his ideologically divided coalition to overhaul Germany’s pension system in the second half of the year.
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[2026-06-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The indie horror film Obsession is an unmistakable sign of Generation Z’s box-office power, an original movie that has made $US300 million ($430 million) in the US on a $750,000 budget. In Australia, it has grossed more than $19 million – an extraordinary figure for a horror movie in the local market.
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[2026-06-23 18:56 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New One Nation MP David Farley has voted with the teals and Greens to cap the fuel tax credit scheme for the most profitable mining companies.
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[2026-06-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Public transport users and coal miners are among the winners in NSW Labor’s 2026 budget, while NDIS participants and gun owners are among the losers
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[2026-06-23 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Algeria scored off two corner kicks in the second half to rally from an early deficit and defeat Jordan 2-1 on Monday to bolster its chances of advancing to the knockout round of the World Cup.
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[2026-06-23 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi questions the accuracy of China’s military spending data, contrasting it with Japan’s transparent approach
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[2026-06-23 17:03 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi questions the accuracy of China’s military spending data, contrasting it with Japan’s transparent approach
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[2026-06-23 16:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-23 16:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-23 16:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-23 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese’s emphatic federal election victory has delivered the biggest tax shake-up in a generation.
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[2026-06-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Jung-kwan says Seoul has reached a broad agreement with Brussels, while calling for new approaches to chip investment, tax revenue and corporate profit-sharing
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[2026-06-23 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Click here for live coverage of the 2026 state budget.
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[2026-06-23 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Click here for live coverage of the 2026 state budget.
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[2026-06-23 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Chem will invest 15 trillion won ($9.8 billion) in research and development by 2035, allocating 70 percent of the spending to semiconductor, mobility and robotics materials, as the company accelerates efforts to expand into high-growth sectors.
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[2026-06-23 14:24 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Royalties set to increase to $6.9 billion over financial year, up from $4.79bn, as budget deficit to reach $6.17bn
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[2026-06-23 14:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Advocates say foreign tourists bring in less tax revenue than Koreans spend abroad
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[2026-06-23 14:12 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government will heap more pressure on public service budgets to help deliver a surprise slim surplus in four years, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed in his second annual economic set-piece.
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[2026-06-23 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 2:10pm
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[2026-06-23 14:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland budget boasts headline figures of a reduced deficit and the largest cost-of-living investment to date, but where the government has scrimped – and splurged – will hit homes differently across the state.
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[2026-06-23 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 2:01pm
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[2026-06-23 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-23 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 1:22pm
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[2026-06-23 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — China's consumer spending slowdown persisted in June, with growth during one of the country's largest online shopping festivals weakening sharply from a year earlier.
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[2026-06-23 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and nine assists, Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever overcame a 13-point, first-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night.
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[2026-06-23 12:46 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Andy Cheng is 26, unemployed and, with the help of a little borrowed money, the proud owner of $60,000 worth of Taiwanese tech stocks.
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[2026-06-23 12:36 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s most populous state forecast to plunge into worse-than-expected $2.3bn deficit in 2026-27, before rebounding to a $1.1bn surplus following year
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[2026-06-23 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations,
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[2026-06-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 12:30pm
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[2026-06-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Click here for live coverage of the 2026 state budget.
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[2026-06-23 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Click here for live coverage of the 2026 state budget.
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[2026-06-23 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-06-23 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-23 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minor party says it has also negotiated an extension to the inquiry into controversial changes to the NDIS
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[2026-06-23 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-23 10:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor’s tax overhaul will pass through the parliament by next week with the Greens’ support, after the crossbench party agreed to vote for the laws in exchange for a two-month inquiry into the government’s NDIS changes.
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[2026-06-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-23 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Actor and comedian Carlos Mencia arrives at the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards, Aug. 21, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)
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[2026-06-23 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jeffrey Donaldson is spending his first night behind bars in Maghaberry Prison.
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[2026-06-23 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-23 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-23 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-23 06:25 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Weekly toll cap in NSW to fall from $60 to $50 for one year. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-06-23 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 6:23am
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[2026-06-23 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., asks questions following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance hearing to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027, Wednesday, June 3, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-06-23 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The entire AI capital cycle - roughly $700 billion in hyperscaler capex this year, an estimated $2 trillion-plus through 2028 - is collateralized by one belief: that intelligence is scarce, and therefore priceable. That belief is already under strain. Per-token inference prices have fallen on the order of 200× in a year, and the only thing holding revenue up is volume; the cost of intelligence is dropping even as the cost of deploying it climbs.
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[2026-06-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s mental health support services will have their funding increased by nearly $400 million in Tuesday’s state budget, after an audit of the state’s mental health levy found funds were being mismanaged with no oversight.
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[2026-06-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A cap on tolls for Sydney motorists will be cut to $50 a week for 12 months as part of a suite of targeted cost-of-living measures to be unveiled by the Minns government in its final budget before next year’s NSW election.
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