Australia Financial News

By Abhinav Mital

Washington | Australian tactical boat builder The Whiskey Project (TWPG) is seeking to raise $20 million for an expansion into the US to buildhighly specialised craft for US defence force use in shallow waters.

Tim Goyder, Chalice Mining’s largest shareholder, says a slump in the critical minerals explorer’s share price is an overreaction by a market that wants “a bed of roses” and needs to “get real” about long-term value.

A father of two who was jailed for contempt of court by federal judge Salvatore Vasta during a divorce case has been awarded $309,450 in damages – the first time a judge has been successfully sued in Australia.

Queensland neighborhood in Australia were taken aback when they witnessed a sizable python slithering across the roof of a house. The awe-inspiring snake, measuring approximately five meters in length and weighing around 15 kilograms, was a spectacle that drew a gathering of onlookers outside the house.

Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on consumer confidence and job openings

India is preparing to start the auction process for some 100 critical mineral blocks in the next four months, as part of plans to secure domestic supplies of the raw materials needed to fuel the green energy transition. The blocks are for minerals including nickel, lithium, cobalt and platinum, along with rare earths, Mines Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj said in an interview in New Delhi. “The legal framework has been laid out and the blocks have been identified,” Bharadwaj said. The tender seeking bids is expected to be out by December and auctions may start three months later, he added. The South Asian nation is racing to ensure critical minerals security to power its ambition to make the country a key battery and electric vehicles manufacturing hub and help attain a net zero goal.

Melbourne-headquartered fashion label Nobody Denim – founded by well-known rag trader John Condilis – has axed 40 garment workers at its owned manufacturing facility leaving questions over the viability of the premium denim maker’s production in Australia.

Till Payments is in trouble, the latest in a string of local payment companies teetering on the brink. Its board, however, is confident that existing shareholders will step up to keep Till afloat as its fast-growing revenues turn into profit. Without additional funding, it has little chance.

Global buyout giant CVC Capital Partners has made its first big hire since it flew in London-based partner Richard Blackburn to plot its re-entry into Australian M&A.

G20 Summit in India is all set to commence on September 9 in the national capital. The summit will be held for two days and will be joined by representatives of member nations as well as guest nations who will engage in discussions about diverse economic reforms. The summit will be concluded on September 10 with the adoption of a G20 Leaders' Declaration.

Chalice Mining boss Alex Dorsch has defended the use of high commodity price assumptions in a scoping study that sparked a 27 per cent crash in the company’s share price during morning trade on Wednesday.

Transport and logistics group Brambles expects profit growth to slow in 2023-24 as cost-of-living pressures on households mean lower volumes of goods are being transported on pallets to the group’s retailer customers, which are cutting back inventory levels.

Germany’s biggest energy utility, RWE, has pledged to invest about $6 billion in a major expansion of its Australian renewable power business by 2030, undeterred by the hurdles in the way of the build-out of wind and solar energy across the country.

international students and reducing the likelihood of immediate job-seeking upon arrival, the Australian government has announced an increase in the minimum savings requirement for obtaining a student visa. As of October 1, international students will be required to demonstrate savings amounting to $24,505, a 17% surge from the previous threshold. This adjustment marks the first indexation of the savings benchmark since 2019, signifying a necessary catch-up to align with current economic conditions. The government's decision also includes the closure of a previously exploited loophole that enabled educational institutions to transition international students, who had spent less than six months in Australia, into a specialized arrangement granting them work access. The employment-focused initiative, known as the concurrent study function, witnessed a significant uptick in the initial half of 2023, reaching a total of 17,000 participants. This figure notably surpasses the combined count of approximately 10,500 from the analogous period encompassing both 2019 and 2022. Concurrent enrolments, which permit students to simultaneously register for multiple courses, have become increasingly popular among international students. These modifications to student visa requirements and work access regulations underscore the government's commitment to maintaining a balanced and sustainable educational environment for international students in Australia.

dollar nursed its sharpest drop in a month and a half on Wednesday, as investors bet that softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data reduced the chances of further Federal Reserve rate hikes. The Japanese yen hovered around 146 per dollar following its overnight rebound from a 10-month trough at 147.375, as a drop in Treasury yields took away support for the U.S.

dollar wobbled as weak U.S. labour data bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve was likely done with its interest rate hikes, while beaten-down China stocks rose for a third straight day. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.86% to a two-week top and is on a three-day winning streak.

"Market is moving in a range and we expect this trend to continue given the data-packed week and monthly derivatives expiry. Further, consistent selling by FIIs and poor monsoon in the month of August raised concern among investors, thus keeping the upside limited," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 18 points, or 0.09 per cent, higher at 19,529, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Wednesday.

ZomatoAfter Tiger Global, Softbank will likely sell a partial stake in food delivery platform Zomato through block deals on Wednesday.Central Bank Of IndiaCentral Bank of India has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with IKF Home Finance Ltd to offer MSME and home loans at competitive rates.Read more: What changed the market while you were sleepingMPS LtdMPS Interactive Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of MPS Ltd, will acquire 65% each of Liberate Learning Pty Ltd (Australia), Liberate eLearning Pty Ltd (Australia), App-eLearn Pty Ltd (Australia), and Liberate Learning Limited (New Zealand).ONGCONGC plans to invest Rs 2 trillion ($24.17 billion) on clean energy projects in order to meet its 2038 net-zero carbon emissions goal.Anupam RasayanChemical maker Anupam Rasayan close to acquiring Austria’s ESIM Chemicals, ET Now reported.

Roc Partners is now the owner of the country’s second-largest egg supplier in a deal sources say is worth some $350 million, Street Talk can reveal.

Henry Luo was walking through a park in Sydney with his elderly father and two toddlers when a stranger approached him, kicked a fence and screamed at him about Chinese people hoovering properties in Australia.