7 October 2026
Politicians desperately seeking relevance The Age
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7 October 2026
Australia's already strained construction industry is also now dealing with demand for data centres that will sap labour and material resources away from house builds.
7 October 2026
The 73-year-old has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations.
7 October 2026
Pauline Hanson’s daughter in row over response to One Nation’s ‘coming out’ ad 7NEWS
7 October 2026
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has raised about NOK2. 88bn ($300m) in fresh equity as it prepares to add four large LNG dual-fuel car carriers with options for another eight. The Oslo-listed group completed a private placement late on Tuesday, issuing 17. 145m shares at NOK168 each. The company said the proceeds, together with debt financing, would be used to …
7 October 2026
JP Morgan-backed Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has expanded its newbuilding programme in China, adding another pair of 7,100 ceu ships at CIMC Raffles. Shipbuilding sources place the latest vessels at the group’s Yantai Raffles facility for delivery in 2030, extending a relationship that has already produced four LNG dual-fuel car carriers for the Oslo-based tonnage …
7 October 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a close Trump ally, is under pressure to strengthen oversight of the U. S. military in Japan.
7 October 2026
Australia has a new political centre, but just because it falls in the middle of two policies, that doesn’t make it good policy.
