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ATSB lauds golf course crash pilot’s ‘effective decision-making’

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January 22, 2026
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In dramatic scenes that spread across social media, the Piper PA-28, VA-BUN, crashed on the golf course on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 17 August 2025 following a mechanical failure, with a student pilot sustaining minor injuries and the aircraft itsel…

Cloud & Virtualisation

Google Cloud’s Bangkok cloud region is open for business

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January 22, 2026
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Google Cloud launched its new Bangkok cloud region on Wednesday, with three availability zones offering customers in Thailand access to in-country Google Cloud services and AI technologies.

Australian Open Day 4 Sets Record Attendance of 103,720 Fans

Helen Carrie
January 22, 2026
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Fans reported long queues and difficulty accessing outer courts, even for non-star matches like Tien-Shevchenko.

Alleged trespasser charged over Melbourne Airport incident

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January 22, 2026
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Flight QF782 from Perth, operated by the 737-800 VH-VXJ, touched down 17 minutes behind schedule after the pilot performed a go-around to avoid the Nepalese national, who police say trespassed near the live runway, while two other aircraft were prevent…

Satellite Networks

Orange Côte d’Ivoire launches satellite broadband for unserved areas

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January 22, 2026
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Orange Côte d’Ivoire has launched “Orange Sat”, a new satellite broadband internet service in partnership with Eutelsat that promises to bring data connectivity to rural “white zones” in the country unserved by 4G and fibre.

SCI: Europe’s Intermodal Rail Faces New Growth Limits

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January 22, 2026
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European intermodal rail freight remains a stabilising pillar of rail transport, but growth is no longer broad-based. New SCI Verkehr’s market data show expansion concentrating on specific corridors, customers and business models.

Greenbrier and DAL among new Helrom shareholders

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January 22, 2026
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As part of the process, majority shareholder HRG expanded the investor base and provided additional capital.

Stadler begins approval testing of EURO 9000 locomotive in Poland

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January 22, 2026
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The approval programme is intended to clear the six-axle, multi-system locomotive for operation on the Polish rail network.

Jetstar to upgauge Brisbane–Canberra services over winter

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January 22, 2026
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The low-cost carrier will replace A320-200s with A321neo LRs between Brisbane and Canberra from April to October this year, each of which offers up to 52 additional seats per flight. It will be the first time Jetstar has operated the new aircraft into …

A Review: How Australia’s ‘Integrity Architecture’ is Engineered to Fail

Helen Carrie
January 22, 2026
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Australia’s entire system of public integrity is not failing by accident, but by design.