Students, backpackers migration hit; BHP’s carbon backdown; shoplifting surges

Friday 18 September 2026

The Albanese government unveils its new migration policy clamping down on students and backpackers.

• BHP concedes its carbon emissions will stay higher for longer, because electric trucks aren’t good enough
• Japan hits a milestone – 100,000 people over the age of 100 years
• The IMF tells Australian governments to rein in spending
• Shoplifting surges up and down the east coast.

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