Japanese officials claim their Mogami frigate is faster, stealthier and better suited to operate alongside the United States than a rival warship offering from Germany.

Qantas and the Transport Workers Union have agreed to set up a compensation fund for payments to be sent to 1,820 impacted former employees who were outsourced by the airline.

The consumer watchdog alleges fuel sold at several service stations in Queensland did not contain additives which the company claimed would protect customers' engines.

New Treasury figures show the top tenth of earners are hauling in tens of billions of dollars from tax concessions and loopholes.

Poor sleep, increased stress and spider bites contributed to a train crash on a BHP iron ore site at Port Hedland earlier this year, a national transport safety watchdog report has found.