21 August 2026
One Nation threatens LNP mining seats over Qld coal royalties Gold Coast Bulletin
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21 August 2026
OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann, Australia’s longest-serving finance minister, has warned Australia is showing worrying signs of drifting into a slow but relative decline amid a global ...
21 August 2026
India, Aug. 21 -- Bangladesh v Australia 2nd Test: Bangladesh produced one of their best performances in the opening Test beating Australia by nine wickets in Darwin. Hasan Mahmud was the pick with ...
21 August 2026
Forget the midlife crisis - young Australians are now experiencing an early career crisis.
21 August 2026
CK Hutchison Holdings said yesterday it has initiated international arbitration proceedings against the government of Panama, seeking more than $1. 5bn in damages following the Central American country’s takeover of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate’s strategically vital port terminals at Balboa and Cristóbal. The move escalates a bitter dispute that began in 2025, when Panamanian authorities launched a series of measures against CK Hutchison’s local subsidiary, Panama Ports Company (PPC). Those actions culminated ... The post CK Hutchison wants $1.
21 August 2026
Tight capacity and soaring rates in the truckload sector have prompted US shippers to turn increasingly to intermodal transport. But although enthusiasm for the alternative appears to be waning, it remains more fluid than trucking, despite predictions of rising volumes in September and October. The honeymoon seems to be drawing to a close amid shipper complaints of slower train speeds and less-reliable pick-up and delivery schedules. The pricing advantage has also been ... The post Rise in US domestic intermodal traffic a return to ‘historic norm’ appeared first on The Loadstar .
21 August 2026
Beijing can squeeze U. S. critical mineral supplies and has enough oil to withstand the loss of Iranian crude, Chinese analysts say.
21 August 2026
Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident, which came as settler violence has surged across the Israeli-occupied territory.
