15 September 2026
From cocaine and whiskey to parliament: One Nation’s new MP is sworn in The Australian
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15 September 2026
Councillors say locals have been raising concerns about people secretly filming in change rooms, swimming pools and around schools On Tuesday evening, Canterbury-Bankstown voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning the tech at its local pools, with its mayor, Bilal El-Hayek, describing them as “pervert glasses” .
15 September 2026
It says something not too flattering about Australian politics that respected academic Paul Strangio’s new book The Alchemy of Leadership only discusses 21st century prime ministers, but still needs ...
15 September 2026
An Australian cabinet minister said on Tuesday the country was aligned with Canada's attempt to seek deeper ties with the European Union, amid Ottowa's escalating trade war with the United States.
15 September 2026
The 2026 edition of the World Trade Report – issued on 15 September - finds that a strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by roughly 3% or USD 3 trillion by 2050, while inaction to modernize the trading system could reduce global output by up to 10%. The flagship publication of the WTO Secretariat, examining what the multilateral trading system has delivered over 80 years and where it is facing challenges, offers evidence relevant to ongoing efforts to keep trade rules fit for purpose.
15 September 2026
Lloyd’s Register (LR), HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have teamed up to develop a new generation of LNG carriers using hybrid electric propulsion. The companies signed an approval in principle (AiP) at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok covering a 185,000 cu m LNG carrier design incorporating a hybrid …
15 September 2026
Young players train at a baseball academy in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Baseball is everywhere in the Dominican Republic, which sends a disproportionate number of players to the American major and minor leagues, including Hall of Famers like Pedro Martínez and Adrian Beltré. Playing fields and training academies dot the country in villages where players who’ve made the leap to the pros are immortalized in murals. For nearly half a century, the Dominican Republic has sent more players to the majors than any country outside the United States. The nation, which has a population roughly that of Ohio’s, had 144 players reach the major leagues last year.
15 September 2026
The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv. (Image credit: AP Photo)
