10 September 2026
Labor has flagged a set of sweeping new measures as part of its crackdown on illegal tobacco, as calls for an excise cut grow.
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10 September 2026
Police have named the people who died in Nelson as 48-year-old Nicola Yvonne Perry and 49-year-old Brendon James Perry.
10 September 2026
"Light pollution has emerged as a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease," the author of a new study says.
10 September 2026
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10 September 2026
Angola has recorded a series of offshore developments involving TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Shell, and QatarEnergy, including two discoveries, new exploration acreage, and planned investments. TotalEnergies said it had made a discovery with the Acacia-5 well on Block 17, where it holds a 38% operating interest. The company is developing the discovery through existing infrastructure, with Acacia-5 …
10 September 2026
Chief executive of Malaysia’s OSV owner Alam Maritim Resources, Azmi Ahmad, has been charged with two counts of fraud linked to offshore vessel charter agreements involving companies connected to Lembaga Tabung Haji. Azmi pleaded not guilty to both charges, which relate to alleged discrepancies between charter rates stated in work orders and rates contained in …
10 September 2026
CMA CGM has pushed back against Samsung Electronics America’s $186m claim before the US Federal Maritime Commission, telling Splash it believes it complied with its contractual obligations and applicable regulations during the pandemic-era shipments at the centre of the dispute. In a statement provided to Splash, the French carrier said: “CMA CGM has taken note …
10 September 2026
The US-Iran conflict has descended into an increasingly literal tanker war, with this week registering the largest wave of attacks on shipping since hostilities began on February 28. US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted an American warship with ballistic missiles. The strikes followed attacks on …
