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19 August 2026
Shane Hryhorec’s viral video showing the interaction with flight staff has already garnered 16m views The airline called Shane Hryhorec on Wednesday afternoon to offer an apology, two days after the Adelaide-based man published a viral video showing the incident onboard a flight from Sydney.
19 August 2026
Economists may be celebrating wage growth as “in line with expectations”, but corporate Australia is quietly pressing the panic button.
19 August 2026
Ameliaranne Ekenasio has extended her career by signing with the West Coast Fever in the Australian netball league for 2027.
19 August 2026
Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as dancers for pop stars Unitree, the world’s biggest humanoid robot maker, has made a spectacular entry on to China’s stock market, with its shares surging by more than 600%. The Chinese company’s robots have gained global fame via viral videos of them performing martial arts , running at Olympic speeds and serving as backup dancers for pop stars.
19 August 2026
Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella In the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade fellow Colombians not to vote for the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Coral held banners outside polling stations in Miami warning that the millionaire lawyer, whose candidacy was endorsed by Donald Trump, would “help deport all of you”.
19 August 2026
UK-based Union Maritime has doubled its large gas carrier newbuild programme with a pair of 88,000 cu m VLACs at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The Laurent Cadji-led owner has emerged as the company behind two gas carrier newbuilds at Jingjiang New Yangzi Shipbuilding, with deliveries scheduled for 2029 and 2030. Union Maritime’s fleet list identifies the …
19 August 2026
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Maritime Development has returned to Jiangsu Haifeng Shipbuilding for six more product tanker newbuildings in a deal shipbuilding sources put at more than $320m. The Ren Yuanlin-led company has been linked to four 50,000 dwt MR tankers and two 115,000 dwt LR2s. Broker reports put the LR2 deliveries in 2028 and 2029, with …
