28 August 2026
Hundreds of people living in Sydney's southwest have been rocked by a 3. 4 magnitude earthquake .
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28 August 2026
Cara Severino has spoken with her parents – but still faces a trek of more than 110km to reach Kathmandu on foot ‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort At least 469 people have been killed and more than 1,500 are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. Cara Severino, 25, is the first of 39 Australians reported missing in the tragedy to have been confirmed safe.
28 August 2026
Two 17-year-olds accused of subjecting teenage girl to hours-long sexual assault granted bail The pair are among three 17-year-olds accused of subjecting a teenage girl to an hours-long sexual assault on the night of 16 August.
28 August 2026
The former trade commissioner spent a quarter of a century working in Japan before returning to Australia to launch his political career.
28 August 2026
Key takeaway: BCG says just 13% of logistics firms see real returns from AI. But this week’s crop of deployments suggests the winners aren’t chasing grand visions, they’re automating the boring stuff. The gap between what logistics executives say about artificial intelligence and what they can actually show for it has become difficult to ignore. A Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report published earlier this month found that while 97% of logistics ... The post Most in logistics still can’t make AI pay – the few that can think smaller appeared first on The Loadstar .
28 August 2026
Flash flooding and mudslides in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, while convective storms hit western Europe After an “unprecedented” deluge in Chiba in mid-August, Japan has experienced further extreme rainfall in recent days. Moisture from the Sea of Japan brought relentless heavy rain to the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama on Thursday. In Himi, Toyama, 361. 5mm of rain fell in 24 hours, equivalent to half the average annual rainfall in London and Paris. Several rivers burst their banks, triggering flash floods and mudslides, felling and damaging buildings.
28 August 2026
Product tanker giant Hafnia has cashed out its stake in a joint venture with Monaco-based Andromeda Shipping, booking a $13. 3m profit as it continues to prune older tonnage from its fleet. The BW Group-controlled owner sold its 50% interest in the two MR tankers held through H&A Shipping during the third quarter. Hafnia did not …
28 August 2026
Frontline has taken advantage of the red-hot VLCC market to lock four ships into term charters, securing rates of up to $120,000 per day and adding longer-term earnings cover at levels rarely seen in the sector. The John Fredriksen-backed tanker giant has fixed two newly delivered VLCCs for one year each at $120,000 per day. …
