Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
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[2026-05-20 03:06 UTC+10:00] [Ghislaine Maxwell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Acting US attorney general made comments about the Epstein associate at a Senate hearing over budget requests
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[2026-05-20 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) remained in deficit in April but narrowed from month and year earlier, latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IT’S a well-worn truth that small business owners wear every hat in the office. The same applies to the small firm accountant. Unlike their counterparts in big accounting firms or the corporate finance departments of large enterprises, accountants in small practices rarely have the luxury of compartmentalization. They are the auditor, tax consultant, client counselor, HR officer, payroll officer, and sometimes even IT support — all before lunch.
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[2026-05-20 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CENTURY Properties Group Inc. said Tuesday that net income after tax for the first quarter had slipped to P446 million, from P473 million a year earlier, as higher interest expenses and taxes offset improved operating efficiency and higher gross profit margins.
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[2026-05-19 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Tax return deadline, schools break up for summer, increase in electricity and gas prices, changes to asylum rules, new salary transparency law, festivals, protests and more - here's everything to know about June 2026 in Spain.
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[2026-05-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Home Depot said Tuesday its core homeowner shopper remains resilient in the face of higher gas prices and plummeting consumer confidence, leading the retailer to reaffirm its full-year guidance after beating fiscal first-quarter expectations.
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[2026-05-19 18:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-19 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones has claimed the lives of three soldiers and a civilian over the past month, and injured many more fighters, and the IDF has admitted that there is no comprehensive solution to the problem. Just last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a discussion on the subject, in which it was decided to allocate NIS 2 billion from the Defense Ministry's budget for efforts to find solutions, "Globes" has learned.
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[2026-05-19 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for ‘very flattering’ images
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[2026-05-19 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The federal government’s tax changes will combine with higher interest rates to take steam out of the nation’s housing market, the Reserve Bank’s chief economist has signalled, while warning that businesses are likely to keep lifting prices as the war against Iran drags on.
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[2026-05-19 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has faced a budget estimates grilling over the future of state-owned energy provider Synergy, labelling attempts to return the utility back to a profit-earning entity as an aspiration, before quickly changing the term to “target”.
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[2026-05-19 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The energy industry flooded Australia with advertising arguing against a 25 per cent tax on oil and gas exports, increasing its media expenditure by half compared to a year before, as the proposed policy gained a groundswell of support in the early months of 2026.
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[2026-05-19 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joint energy security is easy to endorse in principle, yet the bloc has a stubborn record of leaving its emergency frameworks untouched
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[2026-05-19 15:21 UTC+10:00] [Joshua Kurlantzick] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joint energy security is easy to endorse in principle, yet the bloc has a stubborn record of leaving its emergency frameworks untouched
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[2026-05-19 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 3:19pm
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[2026-05-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Zipair Tokyo has reported monthly cost increases of more than 10 billion yen ($63 million) due to high fuel prices. (Photo by Zipair Tokyo)
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[2026-05-19 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Paul McGinness died from cancer at just 43 but with a civil servant's pension, he at least knew his family would have some security.
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[2026-05-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Locals living near a dangerous level crossing in Melbourne’s south-east say they were caught off guard by the state government’s decision to quietly push back much-needed removal works by three years.
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[2026-05-19 14:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-19 14:56 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 19, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-05-19 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Money / Planning & budgeting] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 19, 2026 — 2:49pm
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[2026-05-19 14:32 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor will push ahead with a plan to reduce insurance rebates, meaning three million older Australians to pay $250 extra a year for private health
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[2026-05-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person fills a tank with fuel at a gas station on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-19 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RECOGNIZING that Filipino travelers are more mindful of their spending, the GCash Visa Card is a reliable way to manage travel funds, whether for essential business or a long-awaited family trip.
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[2026-05-19 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While it may seem like every government these days - not just Emerging but certainly all Developing countries too - has become a banana republic in light of the increasingly more idiotic fiscal and monetary policies adopted to kick the can at least until the next election, nobody is quite as cartoonish as Japan, the place where all modern-day central bank experiments started in the late 1980s.
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[2026-05-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As fuel prices have climbed amid the conflict with Iran, airfares have followed. Meanwhile, with more people facing a cost of living crisis, the rates for hotels, experiences and even airport sandwiches seemingly creep up every time you look. This means that for many the idea of travelling in 2026 feels like a luxury the budget may not stretch to accommodate.
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[2026-05-19 11:59 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-19 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed against his own government over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.
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[2026-05-19 09:51 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. Buy who will really be affected and how?
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[2026-05-19 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There’s certainly a scare campaign going on
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[2026-05-19 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has committed to sticking to the government's existing borrowing limits, known as its fiscal rules.
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[2026-05-19 08:04 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Celebrity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Madrid: A Spanish court has acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than €55 million ($89.4 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen by The Associated Press on Monday (Madrid time) said.
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[2026-05-19 07:36 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Flood warning in place on Gold Coast. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-19 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Add Bank of America's commodities and derivatives research chief to the growing list of Wall Street strategists who see Brent crude sticking around $90 a barrel this year, as any near-term resolution to the Hormuz chokepoint crisis appears increasingly distant. The call follows Goldman's move several weeks ago to raise its year-end oil outlook to around $90.
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[2026-05-19 07:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-19 06:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The race pitting a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump against Congressman Thomas Massie, a rare Republican critic of Israel, has become the most expensive House of Representatives primary contest in the history of the United States.
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[2026-05-19 05:59 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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[2026-05-19 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US justice department has announced a $1.7bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who allege they were unfairly investigated by the Biden administration.
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[2026-05-19 05:38 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Fewer than half of the homes listed for auction in Sydney sold over the weekend - the lowest rate since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.Last Saturday's auctions marked the first test of the market since the federal government announced an overhaul of negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) last Tuesday.Interest rate hikes and rising inflation have brought about a softening in Sydney's housing market for several months now, bringing it to the edge of a significant downturn,
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[2026-05-19 05:35 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: President Donald Trump settled his lawsuit against the US tax office through the creation of an unusual multibillion-dollar fund to compensate victims of supposed government “weaponisation”, which was immediately described by Democrats as a MAGA slush fund.
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[2026-05-19 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 5:24am
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