Australia Breaking News

Island Pharmaceuticals (ASX:ILA) has partnered with the Burnet Institute to expand its antiviral pipeline, targeting measles, chikungunya, and the Ross River virus.

Jack Cowin, the billionaire chairman of Domino's Pizza Enterprises (ASX:DMP), has injected $3 million of fresh capital into the embattled fast-food giant.

Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) has finalised its strategic exit from the fertiliser sector by entering into a binding agreement to sell its Phosphate Hill asset to Ryowa II GPS.

Oil smashed through $100 a barrel as more major Middle East producers curbed production, the Strait of Hormuz remained all but closed and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets. Bloomberg's Nicholas Lua has the latest.

The S&P/ASX 200 plummeted 3.1% to 8576.80 on March 9, wiping nearly $100 billion in value as Middle East conflict intensified.

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by PBL Solutions regarding the entitlement to profits from AFT Pharmaceuticals' (ASX:AFP) topical skin treatment, Pascomer.

Caprice Resources (ASX:CRS) has secured $12.7 million through an oversubscribed share placement to accelerate its gold exploration activities in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

SRJ Technologies Group (ASX:SRJ) has bolstered its presence in the Middle East after signing a key service level agreement with UAE-based Gecko Middle East Petroleum.

Amplitude Energy (ASX:AEL) revealed that flow testing is set to commence at the Isabella prospect following highly encouraging preliminary results.

Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader as Tehran kept up its attacks on several countries on the ninth day of the war in the Middle East. Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson reports.

Santos (ASX:STO) and its joint venture partner Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) have reached a final investment decision to proceed with the Moomba Central Optimisation Project

Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the nation’s third Supreme Leader.