17 August 2026
One Nation slams Labor’s student visa ‘scam’ The Daily Telegraph
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17 August 2026
Coalition leader tells Anthony Albanese that delaying change to budget measure is ‘unconscionable’ The warning comes as the Albanese government hopes to land a deal with the opposition this week in order to pass the bill in the Senate after the Greens ruled out supporting changes to the scheme that are expected to boost the federal budget’s bottom line by $37. 8bn over four years.
17 August 2026
Progressive Express Insurance Co. has filed a federal lawsuit in Houston seeking a declaration that it owes no coverage for claims arising from a 2023 highway crash involving a tractor-trailer operated by Florida-based MMT Carriers. The complaint, filed Thursday in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, asks a judge to determine that Progressive has no duty to defend or indemnify MMT Carriers or driver Rolando Rodriguez-Nunez in an underlying personal injury lawsuit stemming from a Sept.
17 August 2026
The head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund has warned that soaring AI-driven stock valuations could trigger a sharp correction. How exposed is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to a market downturn?
17 August 2026
Germany's Defense Ministry is reporting a comparatively rare success story in its bid to bolster troop numbers. At the end of July, the total stood at around 186,700, roughly 3,700 more than a year earlier — a 2% boost.
17 August 2026
LOGISTEED has announced the award of three patents covering technologies that utilise data collected from commercial vehicles, addressing key operational challenges in fleet management including remote diagnostics, centralised data management and fuel efficiency monitoring. The transportation industry faces growing pressure to improve vehicle operational stability, maintenance efficiency and fuel consumption management as part of broader decarbonisation efforts. A central challenge is that vehicle data varies significantly across manufacturers, vehicle models and onboard devices, making it difficult to effectively utilise and manage information across mixed fleets. The three patented technologies address these challenges directly. Source: LOGISTEED Holdings.
