1 August 2026
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Oceania

Book Returned to Australian Library After 150 Years

A book has been returned to a public library in Kiama, Australia, approximately 150 years after it was borrowed. The volume, titled Antiquities of Athens and published in 1858, was discovered by a man during home renovations inside a tea crate that had been bricked into a sealed…

single-lean coverage
2 sources across 2 countries · Germany · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • Der Spiegel Germany · Centre-left · ~50% staff-owned
  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· evening

China Protests New Zealand Foreign Minister's Comments to Chinese Born Lawmaker

China has lodged a formal protest against New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters after he told a lawmaker born in China to go back to your own country. The exchange occurred during a Wednesday debate regarding the response to the Covid pandemic. When Green Party member…

7 sources across 6 countries · 1 state-linked

Who reported this

  • Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong · Centre-left · Non-profit, reader-funded
  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • The Jakarta Post Indonesia · Centre-left · PT Bina Media Tenggara
  • Dawn Pakistan · Centre-left · Pakistan Herald Publications (Haroon family)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· evening

Australia Initiates Legal Action Against Telegram Over Pro-Terrorist Content

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has begun legal action against the messaging platform Telegram, alleging that the company failed to remove pro-terrorist material. According to eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant, the content in question includes videos of terrorist…

development
4 sources across 3 countries · United Kingdom · Israel · South Africa

Who reported this

  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)
  • Daily Maverick South Africa · Centre-left · Reader-funded

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· morning

Airbus A350 Completes Record-Breaking Nonstop Test Flight from Australia to France

An Airbus A350 has completed a nonstop test flight from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, remaining in the air for 24 hours and 24 minutes. The aircraft covered approximately 23,075 kilometers (14,338 miles) via a route that spanned three continents and two oceans,…

3 sources across 3 countries · Germany · Japan · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • Der Spiegel Germany · Centre-left · ~50% staff-owned
  • Kyodo News Japan · Centre · Non-profit publisher cooperative
  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· morning

Ben Carroll Sworn In as Victoria's New Premier Following Jacinta Allan's Resignation

Ben Carroll has been sworn in as the new premier of Victoria after Jacinta Allan resigned from the position just four months before a state election. Gabrielle Williams has been appointed as the deputy premier. Upon taking office, Carroll announced that his first action will be…

2 sources across 2 countries · United Kingdom · United States

Who reported this

  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· morning

Australian Court Rejects Pauline Hanson's Racial Discrimination Appeal

The Full Federal Court of Australia has unanimously rejected an appeal by right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially discriminated against Senator Mehreen Faruqi. The court upheld a 2024 decision finding that Hanson violated racial discrimination…

single-lean coverage
3 sources across 3 countries · Malaysia · Qatar · South Africa · 1 state-linked

Who reported this

  • Malaysiakini Malaysia · Centre-left · Mkini Dotcom, subscriber-funded
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Daily Maverick South Africa · Centre-left · Reader-funded

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· evening