Australia Breaking News

Audeara (ASX:AUA) has signed a software licensing cooperation agreement with Shenzhen-based system-on-chip design company OPTEK Microelectronics.

Viking Mines (ASX:VKA) has entered a binding agreement to acquire 100% of six tungsten projects in Nevada

New Zealand's government is heading into an election year with deeper-than-expected budget deficits and a delayed return to surplus

Chief China Economist Robin Xing explains why China must rebalance its social safety net to boost consumer spending. He speaks after China released fresh data on retail sales and home prices.

Tokyo Gas plans to invest in US downstream assets to lift earnings and reinforce the last leg of its energy supply chain. Japan's biggest distributor of the fuel is looking to deploy capital in assets like liquefaction plants, export terminals and the energy services sector, Tokyo Gas president Shinichi Sasayama told Bloomberg's Shery Ahn during an interview in Tokyo.

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on Sunday, offering condolences to those affect by Brown University shooting, Australia shooting, and Syria attack.

Twelve people have been killed in Australia's worst terrorist attack, as gunmen opened fire on Jewish people who had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. Netanyahu comments on Australia policy saying "Anti-Semitism is a cancer."

As department stores lose their grip on the middle class, Macy's is betting on becoming the "center" again, with CEO Tony Spring reshaping the iconic brand. Retail historian Michael Lisicky and former Sears executive Mark Cohen explain what it takes to matter to shoppers now.

US electricity demand is now expected to rise 20 to 100 percent over the next 15 years as AI data centers, chip fabs and electrification strain an aging grid. Scott Strazik and Nicole Holmes of GE Vernova and Joseph Majkut of CSIS explain why nuclear especially through small modular reactors is back on the table.

Artrya (ASX:AYA), a medical technology company commercialising its Salix AI-powered cloud platform for near real-time, point-of-care assessment and management of coronary artery disease, has announced that Tanner Health has commenced commercial use of the Salix Coronary Plaque module, generating the first fee-per-scan revenues for the company.

West African gold producer Robex Resources (ASX:RXR) has delivered the first ore to the mill at its Kiniéro Gold Project in Guinea, marking a key milestone in the project’s commissioning phase.

The processing plant is performing in line with expectations, with mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems operating as designed. Robex remains on track to pour first gold in December, with ramp-up to commercial production targeted for Q1 2026.

Janus Electric (ASX:JNS), an Australian leader in heavy road transport electrification, has provided an update on its operations and funding.

The company has completed Cement Australia’s eighth truck conversion at Moorebank, with two additional conversions over 75% finished.