5 September 2026
While confirming the expansion, Labor’s Defence Minister Richard Marles would provide no details at all of what it entailed.
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5 September 2026
A dog named Tyson is back with his family after surviving nearly a week stranded on the steep cliffs of a volcanic crater lake in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
5 September 2026
The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11.
5 September 2026
The headmaster has been praised for his address to the all-boys college, telling them ‘I want every young woman who encounters a Joe Boy to be safer because you are there — not merely safe from you, safer because of you’.
5 September 2026
KfW IPEX-Bank will provide €79. 3 million to finance two next-generation self-unloading bulk carriers for the transportation of construction materials. The vessels will serve European and international export markets. Each ship will offer a maximum cargo capacity of 44,000 tonnes. Dual-fuel vessels support lower-carbon operations The new bulk carriers will feature dual-fuel engines.
5 September 2026
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
5 September 2026
Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.
5 September 2026
US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran.
