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Australian delegation walking past the UN General Assembly facade in overcast daylight, suits and lanyards, flags blurred, security barriers, no readable signage, wire-service perspective

Australia Launches Bid for 2029 UN Security Council Seat at UNGA

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday in New York that Australia will campaign for one of two non-permanent Security Council seats available to its regional group for the 2029–30 term, pitching Pacific and Southeast Asian support at the UN General Assembly.

Gemma Walsh Sep 21, 2026

Long iron ore train on red desert track at dusk, dust on ballast, distant mine hills, sodium yard lights, no logos or readable text

Fortescue Greenslights Pilbara Autonomous Train Phase After Union Talks

Fortescue will expand autonomous rail operations in the Pilbara after months of union talks, pairing battery-electric locomotives with remote Hive control as the AWU pursues site-level agreements.

Maya Nguyen Sep 21, 2026

Exterior of a sandstone government building in Canberra under overcast morning light, security bollards and trimmed hedges in foreground, wet pavement reflections, no logos or readable text

ANZ Forecasts Back-to-Back RBA Moves as Big Four Converge on Tighter Settings

ANZ is the first major bank to pencil in back-to-back Reserve Bank hikes while Westpac, CBA and NAB align on a September move toward a 4.6 percent cash rate after Michele Bullock's parliamentary testimony.

Lachlan Grant Sep 21, 2026

Supermarket dairy aisle with refrigerated cases of milk and yogurt, cool white lighting on polished floor tiles, stacked milk crates in a stockroom doorway, blurred packaging with no readable text or logos

Coles Extends Supplier Payment Terms Dispute With Dairy Co-ops Before Christmas Shelf Resets

Coles and dairy co-ops remain deadlocked over extended supplier payment terms as Christmas shelf resets approach, with processors warning that slower cash cycles could squeeze farm-gate collections before peak milk flows.

Lachlan Grant Sep 19, 2026

Massive yellow mining haul truck parked beside a dusty Pilbara maintenance workshop with open roller doors, harsh midday sun, red earth and tire ruts, workers in high-vis at a distance, no logos or readable text

BHP Flags Pilbara Haul-Truck Maintenance Backlog as Iron Ore Guidance Holds

BHP kept full-year Pilbara iron ore guidance while warning that a haul-truck maintenance backlog will trim September load rates, forcing mine managers to shuffle workshop bays before cyclone-season stockpiles must be built.

Lachlan Grant Sep 19, 2026

Industrial natural gas meter and yellow-painted pipeline valves beside a corrugated shed under overcast coastal light, rust stains on metal, no logos or readable text

Origin Energy Holds East-Coast Gas Tariffs as AEMO Flags Winter Storage Draws

Origin Energy is leaving published east-coast business gas tariffs unchanged while AEMO's winter review shows Iona and southern storage fields drawn down by gas-powered generation, keeping contract renewals tense for factories and retailers.

Maya Nguyen Sep 18, 2026