21 August 2026
Labor fuses Hanson and Liberals into a single threat to your super AFR
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21 August 2026
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved to a private hospital for medical treatment.
21 August 2026
This week, the Albanese government passed major reforms to online gambling advertising and deep cuts to rein in NDIS spending – all with the Coalition’s support. David Pocock has long been a vocal critic of the government’s approach to both of these issues. He argues Labor and the opposition have failed to stand up to vested interests on gambling reforms. And while he agrees NDIS cuts are needed, he says major parties have ignored expert evidence on the value of community participation and are handing over important decisions to algorithms with little scrutiny. Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to the independent senator about what he thinks this notable week of deal-making means for the nation’s political future – while both major parties continue to be spooked by One Nation’s rise: I have seen the raw grief of a family who lost a son to gambling.
21 August 2026
With only a few years in shipowning, Dubai-based SPM Shipping has now added its first VLGC after moving into both the capesize and VLCC segments. The company has been named as the buyer of Dorian LPG’s 2015-built, 84,000 cu m Clermont, paying $91m for the Hyundai Samho-built vessel. VesselsValue sales registers show that SPM Shipping  is the …
21 August 2026
A US-sanctioned product tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and forced towards Somalia, the second reported vessel seizure in the region this week as Somali piracy gathers renewed momentum. UK Maritime Trade Operations said the incident occurred around 136 nautical miles east of Al Mukalla, Yemen, after the vessel broadcast a distress …
21 August 2026
Outrage over Israel's response to aid worker Zomi Frankcom's killing is the latest flashpoint in a relationship that's no longer warm.
21 August 2026
Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen. (Image credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
