19 August 2026
A Sydney council says using AI cameras will help prevent drownings in public pools but lawyers say this could breach surveillance laws.
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19 August 2026
Lawyer and academic Maggie Hall says there is an 'art' to complaining consisting of two main rules.
19 August 2026
Former Australia batter David Warner is convicted and fined for drink-driving following a random breath test in April.
19 August 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is on the hunt for a killer in its latest true-crime series. The Disney streamer has become the first buyer to board true-crime doc The Promise: Finding My Mothers ...
19 August 2026
Oslo-listed seismic specialist TGS has been awarded a streamer acquisition contract in the Mediterranean. A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to mobilise in the fourth quarter of 2026, and the survey is expected to last about 110 days. “We are very pleased to secure this contract award, which extends our streamer acquisition backlog well into …
19 August 2026
Energy technology company SLB has been awarded a contract by Shell’s subsidiary, Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), to support production restoration from shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields. The contract scope spans subsurface evaluation, well candidate selection, engineering, and offshore execution. Project management, intervention services, monitoring, metering, and marine logistics are integrated within a single coordinated …
19 August 2026
Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, has signed a contract with a new GCC client. This contract marks Arabian Drilling’s entry into a new GCC market, in line with the company’s long-term growth objectives. Which jackup rig will be used was not revealed. The company said it signed the contract with …
19 August 2026
New York-listed offshore driller Transocean has secured a contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2, for work offshore India. The contract was awarded by India’s state‐controlled Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). This is the second ultra-deepwater drillship the company has hired. The unit will mobilise in the next three to four months. The …
