Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-29 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Zambia's election is being closely watched by investors, who see it as a test of whether the country can maintain economic stability and move beyond its debt crisis.
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[2026-07-29 01:08 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday the European Commission's original EU budget proposal of almost €2 trillion should be slashed by hundred of billions of euros and that it was "unacceptable" to add 2,500 new jobs at EU institutions.
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[2026-07-28 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In October 2025, while the world and his pet rabbit was buying anything-AI with both hands and feet, we were the first to warn that "AI Is Now A Debt Bubble Too, Quietly Surpassing All Banks To Become The Largest Sector In The Market"...
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[2026-07-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The perception China is pumping vast sums of development assistance into the Pacific compared with other nations is not borne out by the evidence, with Australia spending significantly more on aid, infrastructure funding and loans in the region than any other nation.
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[2026-07-28 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With NBA summer leagues in the rearview mirror, now is an appropriate time to evaluate the good, the bad and the ugly of the Nets’ offseason, assess the winners, losers and incompletes of this summer.
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[2026-07-28 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives will move quickly on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s tax reform agenda outlined in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), chairman Rep. Miro Quimbo said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Alcohol] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Holly Dyson’s addiction led to extreme pain, hospital trips and thousands of pounds’ worth of debt. Here is how she recovered
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[2026-07-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The soundscape of Robbie Banfitch’s latest low-budget film is key to the creepy mood, in a story of a disappeared girl and her brother’s attempts to find out more
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[2026-07-28 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN DIEGO — Comic book enthusiast Jon Bolerjack began filming with Stan Lee around 2014, intending to document how the legendary creator behind some of the world's most beloved superheroes was spending his 90s.
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[2026-07-28 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A shopping mall in Beijing. Falling home prices have generated a persistent negative wealth effect that continues to weigh on Chinese consumers.
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[2026-07-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to remove system-loss charges and the value-added tax (VAT) imposed on electricity consumers produced one of the afternoon’s loudest applause.
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[2026-07-28 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: People Power Party Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo proposed a bill revision Tuesday that would exempt investors from certain taxes if they sell shares without making a profit.
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[2026-07-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say removing some expenses for foreign borrowers will help funnel more yuan overseas and create a large offshore liquidity pool of China’s currency
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[2026-07-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [People's Bank of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say removing some expenses for foreign borrowers will help funnel more yuan overseas and create a large offshore liquidity pool of China’s currency
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[2026-07-28 15:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Proposed 60:40 investment model raises concerns over age-based risk and trustee liability
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[2026-07-28 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-07-28 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 3:23pm
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[2026-07-28 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts.
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[2026-07-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For a businessperson juggling multiple roles, the pace of regulatory change can be disorientating. New regimes keep arriving on top of existing ones, and a logical question follows: where does it all come from and who is setting the road map?
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[2026-07-28 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wall Street tech moves and South Korea's stock market are becoming increasingly intertwined as artificial intelligence spending binds together the fortunes of U.S. technology giants and Korean memory chipmakers.
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[2026-07-28 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As Jacinta Allan bid farewell to the job she has held for the past 1036 days, she used her final speech as Victoria’s premier to highlight her government’s achievements: tougher bail laws, a budget back in surplus, free public transport and improvements in women’s health.
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive during a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-07-28 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voters will likely have the chance to decide this fall whether to ban political spending in state elections by Michigan’s regulated utilities and large government contractors.
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: English clubs have spent more on players this summer than the other four major European leagues combined
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As billionaire accused tax cheat Phillip Dong Fang Lee wrangles a multimillion-dollar tax liability and a property empire under government control, tax office records have linked him to a wholly separate trophy estate in Bellevue Hill that bears the weight of a $65 million mortgage.
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: American technology giants are spending more on artificial intelligence infrastructure than their businesses generate in cash, and Australian companies are paying record sums to rent it at prices they cannot negotiate.
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Eloise Pearce accumulated $20,000 in Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) debt studying beauty therapy, but spent just six months working in the industry before realising it wasn’t for her.
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[2026-07-28 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Personal Finance
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[2026-07-28 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fiscal general de Texas Ken Paxton en un evento electoral en Plano, Texas, el 26 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Tony Gutierrez)
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[2026-07-28 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s proposal to raise the annual income tax exemption threshold will provide relief to Filipinos dealing with high prices but at the same time pressure the government’s finances, analysts and economists said.
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[2026-07-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-28 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s push for the proposed Progress Bill, saying that meaningful tax reforms should ultimately ease the burden on ordinary Filipinos and provide greater opportunities for those who have long been left behind.
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[2026-07-28 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He vowed tax cuts, cheaper rice and corruption cases against “big fish”, but critics questioned how his government would fund the pledges
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[2026-07-28 00:16 UTC+10:00] [China Daily] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He vowed tax cuts, cheaper rice and corruption cases against “big fish”, but critics questioned how his government would fund the pledges
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[2026-07-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Business and competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission is considering watering down a tax on big businesses designed to raise money for the EU’s next seven-year budget, four EU officials with knowledge of the discussions said.
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[2026-07-27 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth state of the nation address, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday. © Reuters
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[2026-07-27 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SONA. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives on July 27, 2026.
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[2026-07-27 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Tackling the issue of high electricity costs, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. calls for an immediate end to passing 'systems loss' charges onto consumers. He criticized the practice of charging ordinary citizens for operational losses—complete with an added Value-Added Tax (VAT)—arguing that consumers shouldn't pay for mistakes they didn't make. Marcos demanded the urgent amendment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to protect the public.
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[2026-07-27 20:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andy Burnham has said there are “big decisions” ahead of his government on council tax, as he criticised the unfairness of the current system for making some people pay higher rates than are levied on more expensive homes in London.
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks
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[2026-07-27 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has called on the Labor Party to return the money it raised from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s dinner this month at the home of the 25-year-old son of a Chinese billionaire accused of deceiving the tax office by funnelling huge sums of money from China.
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[2026-07-27 17:47 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As if there’s not enough going on in the affairs of billionaire businessman Phillip Dong Fang Lee and his wife Xiaobei Shi, given allegations about his “sham” income tax arrangements and the tax office’s lien over their real estate, the couple are pushing to expand the footprint of their Point Piper home.
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[2026-07-27 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Auric Mining has presented plans on its next pathway to new production tabling a compelling integrated study for its Munda and Burbanks gold assets in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie goldfields. The study highlights a potential $812 million in revenue over five years and a whopping $437 million in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) from the recovery of 141,254 ounces of gold.
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[2026-07-27 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: NATO’s European members and Canada increased defense spending by 20% in 2025, the group’s biggest military buildup in the last decade.
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[2026-07-27 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — After spending more than five years in Hong Kong's prison, former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai finally got to embrace his wife and son in London last week. They wept with joy. But he could be sent back to the Chinese territory this week, far earlier than planned.
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