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Falcon Metals (ASX:FAL) secured $30 million through an institutional share placement to expand multi-rig exploration programmes.

Australian defence firm Overwatch Technologies has lodged a prospectus to raise $8 million.

Australian Rare Earths (ASX:AR3) completed follow-up drilling that extended the Overland carbonatite discovery.

Australian first homebuyer mortgage applications dropped 20.1% in the year to August, according to credit data from Equifax.

Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) has secured an exclusive nine-month option to acquire 100% of Solution Mining.

Mayne Pharma (ASX:MYX) secured exclusive five-year Australian rights to commercialise menopause gel Blissel.

Helix Resources (ASX:HLX) entered into a binding agreement with CuFe (ASX:CUF) to acquire 30 exploration tenements.

Santos (ASX:STO) executed a 10-year LNG supply deal with POSCO Steel and a 20-year non-binding agreement to purchase 1 million tonnes annually from Canada's proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project.

Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) recorded combined adjusted EBITDA of approximately US$90 million from operations across July and August.

EQ Resources (ASX:EQR) signed a binding framework agreement with The Elmet Group (NASDAQ:ELMT) and Blue Moon Metals (NASDAQ:BMM) to restart Nevada's 4,000 tpa Springer ammonium paratungstate plant.

Dataworks (ASX:DWG) has announced a capital raising of up to $4.2 million before costs to fund its next stage of business growth.

White Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN) signed an agreement issuing 515,791,601 new ordinary shares to Hancock Prospecting for $8.8 million.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has announced that Vittoria Shortt will step down as CEO of its New Zealand subsidiary ASB Bank on Dec. 11.

Tivan (ASX:TVN) secured government approval in Timor-Leste to expand its existing exploration licence at the Baucau Project.

Everest Metals (ASX:EMC) launched a 6,000-metre aircore drilling programme and commissioned a scoping study at the Revere Gold Project.

Immigration talks between the Australian Government and Coalition collapsed after Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor failed to reach an agreement across two meetings.

New Hope (ASX:NHC) reported a net profit after tax of $161 million for the 2026 financial year.

Panther Metals (ASX:PNT) has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Mikado Gold Project tenements to Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) for $350,000 in cash.

ANZ Group Holdings (ASX:ANZ) reported that iron ore prices are expected to hold steady between US$90 and US$95 a tonne for the remainder of the year.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) has commenced reverse circulation drill testing on priority copper targets at its Chikundo Project.

Netwealth Group (ASX:NWL) has agreed to acquire 100% of AI-enabled advice platform Paradino for an upfront consideration of $20 million.

Cyprium Metals (ASX:CYM) has initiated acid solution commissioning on existing heap leach pads at the Nifty Copper Complex.

Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter warned that crude oil reaching US$102 a barrel increases inflation risks above the target range of 2% to 3%.

Exploration company Albion Resources (ASX:ALB) has commenced a maiden 7,000-metre drilling programme at its Gidgee Gold Project.