Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: When Alphabet and Tesla kicked off tech earnings season on Wednesday, one theme became immediately clear: AI spending is under a microscope.
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[2026-07-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: His gardener and receptionist became millionaires overnight. His best friend and “right hand” man received $400 million.
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[2026-07-23 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India is targeting $1 trillion in goods exports for the fiscal year through March 2031, but moves by the U.S. and the European Union to clamp down on imports relying on forced labor could complicate that goal. © Reuters
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[2026-07-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A number of the papers are focusing on a review of the early prison release programme, after the family of a policeman killed in 2019 expressed outrage that two of the three men jailed for his death could be released after serving only half of their sentence. The headline of the Guardian gives an apt summary: "Burnham steps in to order review in row over early prison release".
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[2026-07-23 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have narrowly passed a massive $1.15bn military spending package, despite concerns from Democratic lawmakers over the price tag and enhanced military technology collaboration with Israel.
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[2026-07-23 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an annual defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027, containing language that tightens restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.
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[2026-07-23 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alphabet shares fell Wednesday evening after the Google parent reported good, but not great second-quarter results. While artificial intelligence adoption is boosting top-line growth, it's also driving higher levels of capital spending. And that doesn't seem to be changing any time soon. Revenue in the second quarter increased 24% year over year to $119.8 billion, well ahead of the $116.9 billion expected, according to LSEG data.
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[2026-07-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 23, 2026 10:00 | News
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[2026-07-23 09:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Alphabet on Wednesday again raised already huge estimates for capital spending in 2026, telling investors that expenses may top $200 billion as it races to build the computing power necessary for its artificial intelligence ambitions.
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[2026-07-23 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 07:25 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Australia's 20 biggest superannuation funds have almost $15 billion invested in gambling-related companies, despite growing concern about the social harm caused by the industry.
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[2026-07-23 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Al Carns resigned from ex-PM Sir Keir Starmer's government citing concerns over defence spending
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[2026-07-23 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Tesla vehicle is seen at a Tesla facility Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-07-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-07-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne house prices slumped 3.1 per cent – or about $30,000 – in the past quarter, and further falls are expected as rate rises and tax changes chill the property market.
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[2026-07-23 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A change in the ALP’s platform signals the fight to get a fair return for our resources is not over
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[2026-07-22 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The House of Representatives will vote today on final passage of the $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) - and with it, Section 219, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, a provision directing the Pentagon to expand and accelerate the integration of US and Israeli military technology, supply chains, and defense industrial capacity.
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[2026-07-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-22 22:17 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SEALED. The box containing Vice President Sara Duterte's tax records is presented before the House justice committee on April 29, 2026.
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[2026-07-22 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ten months ago Keir Starmer warned that anyone without a government digital ID "will not be able to work in the United Kingdom." On Tuesday - day two of the Burnham premiership - the scheme was formally killed off.
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[2026-07-22 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The contentious Job-ready Graduates funding means a “significant minority” of arts graduates may never repay their student debt, a leading university analyst has warned, as the cost of Australian degrees rises 3.5 per cent from last year.
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[2026-07-22 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tech-focused National Growth Fund makes first bet on K-content
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[2026-07-22 15:45 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 22, 2026 15:45 | News
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[2026-07-22 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Horizon Gold has laid down a serious marker for its Gum Creek project in Western Australia. A freshly tabled definitive feasibility study (DFS) has flagged a major new gold operation that could generate a whopping A$1.854 billion in pre-tax free cashflow, based on an Australian dollar gold price of $5500 per ounce.
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[2026-07-22 13:05 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 22, 2026 13:05 | News
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[2026-07-22 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in June, according to government data released Wednesday, as the higher price of oil imports helped cause the second straight month of red ink.
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[2026-07-22 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, put the cost of the war with Iran at $37.5 billion to date - while saying that a further $1.5 trillion was necessary for the adequate defense of the United States.
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[2026-07-22 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bill, expected to pass this year, will exempt private equity and venture capital funds from paying tax on performance-linked income
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[2026-07-22 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Boston Consulting Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bill, expected to pass this year, will exempt private equity and venture capital funds from paying tax on performance-linked income
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[2026-07-22 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has pulled back from suggestions about increasing the tax-free personal allowance.
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[2026-07-22 11:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS is spending its 17th week on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Swim,” according to the latest chart published Tuesday in the US.
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[2026-07-22 10:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-07-22 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Uruguay’s President Yamandu Orsi, left, shakes hands with Chile’s President Jose Antonio Kast during an official meeting at the presidential residence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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[2026-07-22 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-22 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-22 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Economy SeriesThe state of China’s EV industryChina’s electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, the SCMP assesses the current state of the sector within these broader contexts.
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[2026-07-22 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Economy SeriesThe state of China’s EV industryChina’s electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, the SCMP assesses the current state of the sector within these broader contexts.
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[2026-07-22 07:04 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s foreign affairs minister discussed the importance of peace in the Pacific at her meeting with Wang Yi in the wings of Asean. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-07-22 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda on Tuesday pushed for a new tax reform measure to raise exemptions, remove unfair taxes on ordinary workers' earnings, and keep take-home pay in step with the cost of living.
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[2026-07-22 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-22 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The big forces bearing down on state economies in 2026 — trade uncertainty, stubborn inflation, swelling national debt, rippling AI disruptions — mostly emanate from Washington and boardrooms, not state capitols. No governor sets tariff schedules. None votes on the federal budget, steers interest rates or decides how tech reshuffles local labor markets.
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[2026-07-22 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders depart after meeting with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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