Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-04-16 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A fire broke out late on Wednesday at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong, prompting concerns about fuel supply in a tense global energy climate. Located about 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, the site supplies roughly 10% of Australia’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the eastern states. Processing about 120,000 barrels of crude oil daily, mainly from Bass Strait and imports, the refinery supplies fuel to Victoria, Tasmania and parts of New South Wales.
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[2026-04-16 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya's energy regulator on Tuesday raised the prices of super petrol and diesel by 28.69 Shillings per liter and 40.3 Shillings per liter, respectively.
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[2026-04-16 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A P10-per-liter fuel subsidy for qualified public utility vehicle drivers is now available at 46 gasoline stations in Metro Manila. This aims to cushion the impact of rising fuel costs, protect driver incomes, and help maintain affordable fares for commuters. The full list of accredited gas stations is available through the official communication channels of the Department of Energy.
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[2026-04-16 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-16 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flights unavailable from May to September on both directions of Hong Kong-Bangkok route
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[2026-04-16 16:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flights unavailable from May to September on both directions of Hong Kong-Bangkok route
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[2026-04-16 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fewer bathhouses, higher energy costs and aging households fuel local response as experts call for welfare role
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[2026-04-16 15:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-16 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is benefiting from the global AI infrastructure build-out. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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[2026-04-16 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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[2026-04-16 15:33 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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[2026-04-16 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to open an interactive science museum in South Korea in 2032 in partnership with San Francisco’s Exploratorium, to be housed in its Global Business Complex in Seoul.
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[2026-04-16 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Wia is reviewing a plan to sell its defense business to affiliate Hyundai Rotem, in a move aimed at streamlining Hyundai Motor Group’s defense operations and boosting competitiveness, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 15:18 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA Premier Roger Cook has “no confidence” the country will avoid moving to level three on the national fuel security plan as the Strait of Hormuz closure continues to drive an oil shock that has rattled the Australian economy.
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[2026-04-16 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Florida woman was allegedly so drunk behind the wheel that she was pulled over driving the wrong way down the road and then handed a cop a Barnes & Noble gift card instead of her license.
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[2026-04-16 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia is trying to prevent its heavily subsidised petrol and diesel from being siphoned across land and sea borders as the global energy crisis bites
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[2026-04-16 14:48 UTC+10:00] [Fisol Salleh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia is trying to prevent its heavily subsidised petrol and diesel from being siphoned across land and sea borders as the global energy crisis bites
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[2026-04-16 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fuel consumption has decreased since the country implemented a price cap system, an industry ministry official said Thursday, dispelling concerns that the system may push up crude consumption amid supply disruptions caused by the Middle Eastern crisis.
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[2026-04-16 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development has announced that passengers travelling from Galle and Matara to Makumbura following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season can now reserve bus tickets online.
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[2026-04-16 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jon Kemmer, a former minor leaguer who played with the Astros, Twins and Dodgers, died over the weekend after getting into a rollover crash while returning home from coaching a youth baseball tournament, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-04-16 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Newport Beach rental company says it has been left reeling after four of its compact Moke-style buggies, worth more than $200,000, allegedly vanished in what appears to be a carefully orchestrated scam tied to pop star Justin Bieber.
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[2026-04-16 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Chris Bowen was quick this morning to warn the fire may impact domestic petrol production "for some time". (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-04-16 13:05 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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[2026-04-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When the UN said on Monday that “the clock is ticking for global food systems”, it was a timely warning. Despite a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, continuing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting the planting decisions of farmers in many countries by reducing their access to fertilisers.
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[2026-04-16 12:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment is making a bet on a little-known California startup that specializes in AI. Caterpillar acquired Monarch Tractor last month, a venture-backed startup, developing electric and autonomous off-road vehicles.
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[2026-04-16 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Scenes of thick smoke rising from a Geelong oil refinery signal more than just a localised emergency. Australia is drifting dangerously close to the largest energy shock in its history, and the flames raise one immediate question: just how bad will this be for the already-precarious state of the nation’s fuel security?
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[2026-04-16 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEELONG, Australia — Towering columns of fire have engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply.
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[2026-04-16 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Revelers play with water as they celebrate the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year, in Bangkok on April 12. © Reuters
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[2026-04-16 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean airlines will impose the highest level of fuel surcharges on May flights as global oil prices surge amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 11:37 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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[2026-04-16 11:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines is one of the worst hit by the oil crisis, but its deregulation law prevents the government from capping fuel prices
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[2026-04-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Para-Commuters Network] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines is one of the worst hit by the oil crisis, but its deregulation law prevents the government from capping fuel prices
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[2026-04-16 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Geelong refinery fire has temporarily cut Australia’s domestic jet fuel production, adding another worry for Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin as they manage a global fuel shock.
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[2026-04-16 11:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has granted its first approval for paid autonomous freight transport, allowing a local self-driving startup, RideFlux Inc., to begin operations, the transport ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 11:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Anzac Day is on the horizon but because it falls on a Saturday this year, the weekend will look a little different in each state and territory.Some jurisdictions only honour the April 25 public holiday, regardless of whether it falls on a weekday or weekend.Others give everyone an extra day off on the Monday after Anzac Day when it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.LIVE UPDATES: Refinery fire to have 'catastrophic' impact on Aussie fuel supplyAnzac Day falls on a
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[2026-04-16 10:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-16 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has granted its first approval for paid autonomous freight transport, allowing a local self-driving startup, RideFlux Inc., to begin operations, the transport ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 10:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Regional Communities
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Syncing megaproject with key infrastructure and turning it into a ‘living laboratory’ are equally important to its success, tech experts say
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Syncing megaproject with key infrastructure and turning it into a ‘living laboratory’ are equally important to its success, tech experts say
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The fire could put further strain on Australia's fuel supply, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Thursday. Source: ABC News
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A fire at an oil refinery in Corio, Victoria, has sparked concerns of further pressure on Australia's energy supply amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-16 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — More universities and colleges in Metro Manila shifted classes online or to other remote learning arrangements on Thursday as transport groups continued their strike for the second day.
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[2026-04-16 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A low-cost transatlantic carrier is hitting the brakes on Los Angeles service, citing soaring fuel prices that are shaking the aviation industry.
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[2026-04-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A major fire has broken out at one of Australia's two oil refineries, deepening fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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[2026-04-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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