26 August 2026
The prime minister’s limp address at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth ballroom headlined the Business Council of Australia’s annual dinner.
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26 August 2026
Bureau of Statistics says CPI was 3. 5% in July, casting doubt on Reserve Bank meeting its 2. 5% inflation target without further hike Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Consumer prices climbed by 3. 5% through the year, down from 3. 8% in the previous month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
26 August 2026
Stronger-than-expected July inflation data has prompted traders to price in a more than 80 per cent chance of a fourth rate increase this year.
26 August 2026
Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures. (Image credit: Charles Krupa)
26 August 2026
State’s child safety minister Amanda Camm confirms police are investigating alleged attack west of Brisbane A Queensland teenager has allegedly been raped in a state-funded residential care home in what has been described as a “heinous” act. A staff member is accused of assaulting the girl, who is understood to be intellectually impaired, at the home west of Brisbane.
26 August 2026
Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer became a viral sensation after her performance at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single point Rachael “Raygun” Gunn says her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics was “not as bad as I thought!” after the Sydney-based breaker revealed she had finally watched back the moment that catapulted her to international fame – and mockery. The Sydney academic turned speaker was Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer and became a viral sensation after her unconventional routine at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single point from the judges.
26 August 2026
SmartSea CEO Kris Vedat argues shipping’s digital future depends less on more sensors than on breaking down data silos and managing fleets as connected operational networks. The idea that every ship should be treated as an isolated operating environment is becoming obsolete, argues Kris Vedat, CEO of SmartSea. As vessels become more closely connected to …
26 August 2026
A deadly fire at Russia’s $12bn Amur Gas Chemical Complex has thrown uncertainty over the imminent launch of a massive new polymer export stream destined largely for Asian markets via Russian Far East ports. Seven people, including six Chinese nationals, were killed and more than 130 injured in Tuesday’s incident at the Sibur-Sinopec project near …
