Australia's Extended Black Friday Sales Reshape Holiday Retail
Australian Black Friday sales have expanded significantly, lasting nearly a month and impacting Christmas sales; retailers adapted strategies, offering early deals and staggered promotions to maintain sales momentum, reflecting evolving consumer expectations and desire for bargains; Cyber Monday out...
Australia's Extended Black Friday Sales Reshape Holiday Retail
Australian Black Friday sales have expanded significantly, lasting nearly a month and impacting Christmas sales; retailers adapted strategies, offering early deals and staggered promotions to maintain sales momentum, reflecting evolving consumer expectations and desire for bargains; Cyber Monday out...
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8% Bias Score
Johnson Predicts Continued US Support for Ukraine Despite Republican Pro-Putin Sentiment
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson predicts that despite internal Republican pressure, President-elect Donald Trump will continue supporting Ukraine due to geopolitical considerations; however, a faction within the Republican Party exhibits pro-Putin sentiment, creating a complex situation.
Johnson Predicts Continued US Support for Ukraine Despite Republican Pro-Putin Sentiment
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson predicts that despite internal Republican pressure, President-elect Donald Trump will continue supporting Ukraine due to geopolitical considerations; however, a faction within the Republican Party exhibits pro-Putin sentiment, creating a complex situation.
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56% Bias Score
Sydney Woman Accused of Murder After Lifetime of Abuse
Nirmeen Noufl, 54, is accused of murdering and dismembering her 62-year-old husband in Sydney after allegedly enduring a lifetime of abuse, including childhood kidnapping, forced marriage, and spousal abuse; financial motives are also alleged.
Sydney Woman Accused of Murder After Lifetime of Abuse
Nirmeen Noufl, 54, is accused of murdering and dismembering her 62-year-old husband in Sydney after allegedly enduring a lifetime of abuse, including childhood kidnapping, forced marriage, and spousal abuse; financial motives are also alleged.
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52% Bias Score
"Woolworths strike costs $50 million, leaves shelves empty"
"A strike by 1500 Woolworths warehouse workers in Victoria has caused $50 million in lost sales and empty shelves in stores, due to a new performance management system seen as excessive by the union. The strike, which began November 21st, highlights broader concerns about worker treatment in the war...
"Woolworths strike costs $50 million, leaves shelves empty"
"A strike by 1500 Woolworths warehouse workers in Victoria has caused $50 million in lost sales and empty shelves in stores, due to a new performance management system seen as excessive by the union. The strike, which began November 21st, highlights broader concerns about worker treatment in the war...
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48% Bias Score
Australia's Housing Affordability Crisis: A Global Comparison
Despite Australia's high homeownership rate (67%), its housing affordability is lower than in Germany (46.7% ownership) and Switzerland (35.9%), where renting is common and accepted, suggesting a need for policy shifts beyond a homeownership-centric approach.
Australia's Housing Affordability Crisis: A Global Comparison
Despite Australia's high homeownership rate (67%), its housing affordability is lower than in Germany (46.7% ownership) and Switzerland (35.9%), where renting is common and accepted, suggesting a need for policy shifts beyond a homeownership-centric approach.
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36% Bias Score
Father of the Year to Run as Independent in Flinders
Ben Smith, 2024 Victorian Father of the Year, will run as an independent in the Flinders electorate against Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie in the upcoming 2025 federal election, backed by Climate 200, aiming to consolidate the 12% primary vote split among progressive independents in 2022.
Father of the Year to Run as Independent in Flinders
Ben Smith, 2024 Victorian Father of the Year, will run as an independent in the Flinders electorate against Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie in the upcoming 2025 federal election, backed by Climate 200, aiming to consolidate the 12% primary vote split among progressive independents in 2022.
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48% Bias Score
Tight Australian Election Race: Polling Shows Coalition Gaining Ground
With the Australian federal election looming, recent polling indicates a tight race between the Coalition (projected 64 seats) and Labor (59 seats), leaving 14 seats undecided, and highlighting the importance of Western Australia where Prime Minister Albanese will visit to shore up support.
Tight Australian Election Race: Polling Shows Coalition Gaining Ground
With the Australian federal election looming, recent polling indicates a tight race between the Coalition (projected 64 seats) and Labor (59 seats), leaving 14 seats undecided, and highlighting the importance of Western Australia where Prime Minister Albanese will visit to shore up support.
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44% Bias Score
Netanyahu Blames Australia for Synagogue Arson
Following a firebombing at a Melbourne synagogue that injured one and caused extensive damage, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Australia's Labor government for "anti-Israel sentiment", citing its UN vote against Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Netanyahu Blames Australia for Synagogue Arson
Following a firebombing at a Melbourne synagogue that injured one and caused extensive damage, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Australia's Labor government for "anti-Israel sentiment", citing its UN vote against Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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56% Bias Score
Medical Misogyny Delays Diagnosis of Heterotopic Pregnancy
Keira Rumble's experience of medical misogyny led to a delayed diagnosis of a heterotopic pregnancy, highlighting the insufficient research on women's health and inadequate training of medical professionals in Australia.
Medical Misogyny Delays Diagnosis of Heterotopic Pregnancy
Keira Rumble's experience of medical misogyny led to a delayed diagnosis of a heterotopic pregnancy, highlighting the insufficient research on women's health and inadequate training of medical professionals in Australia.
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32% Bias Score
Australia's Failing Environmental Laws Threaten Maugean Skate Extinction
The Maugean skate, a dinosaur-era ray, faces imminent extinction due to habitat degradation from salmon farming, exacerbated by Australia's weak environmental laws; the government recently abandoned crucial reforms to strengthen these laws, jeopardizing biodiversity and climate change goals.
Australia's Failing Environmental Laws Threaten Maugean Skate Extinction
The Maugean skate, a dinosaur-era ray, faces imminent extinction due to habitat degradation from salmon farming, exacerbated by Australia's weak environmental laws; the government recently abandoned crucial reforms to strengthen these laws, jeopardizing biodiversity and climate change goals.
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44% Bias Score
Victorian Health Services Reject Government's Restructuring Plan
Victoria's plan to restructure health services into 11 networks faces opposition from multiple health services citing concerns about increased travel times, worse patient outcomes, and the impracticality of proposed groupings; Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Health want to be remove...
Victorian Health Services Reject Government's Restructuring Plan
Victoria's plan to restructure health services into 11 networks faces opposition from multiple health services citing concerns about increased travel times, worse patient outcomes, and the impracticality of proposed groupings; Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Health want to be remove...
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40% Bias Score
Record High Mortgage Arrears in Craigieburn Amid Economic Headwinds
Craigieburn, Australia, leads the nation in mortgage arrears with 2.96% of homeowners over 30 days behind on payments due to rising interest rates, economic downturn, and the impact of past lockdowns, forcing residents to work extra shifts and cut spending.
Record High Mortgage Arrears in Craigieburn Amid Economic Headwinds
Craigieburn, Australia, leads the nation in mortgage arrears with 2.96% of homeowners over 30 days behind on payments due to rising interest rates, economic downturn, and the impact of past lockdowns, forcing residents to work extra shifts and cut spending.
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32% Bias Score