Australia Breaking News

Australia's population increased by 1.5% to reach 27.8 million people in the 12 months to December 2025.

Robert Kaplan, a former Dallas Fed president and current vice chairman of Goldman Sachs, says the Fed will be under pressure to deliver price stability if inflation prints don't cool over the summer. He speaks on "Bloomberg: The China Show."

Minbos Resources (ASX:MNB) has appointed Rob Newbold as its permanent CEO to leverage his 20 years of experience.

Win Metals (ASX:WIN) secured a processing plant option to support its proposed 120,000tpa Radio Gold operation.

TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) brand Vodafone suffered a network outage on the morning of June 18, affecting some of its 5.7 million customers.

Flagship Minerals (ASX:FLG) announced a copper exploration target of 0.51 to 1.02 billion tonnes.

President Donald Trump has signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Michael Heath has more.

The competition regulator cleared the $11.6 billion acquisition of logistics firm Qube (ASX:QUB).

Challenger (ASX:CGF) agreed to merge its Fidante business with Channel Capital to form a $150 billion asset entity.

Beacon Minerals (ASX:BCN) has declared a combined cash and share distribution valued at approximately $30.4 million.

Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG) completed its 6,573-metre Phase 3 drilling campaign at the Weebo Gold Project in Western Australia.

The United States Oil Fund fell 1.07% after a US-Iran peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.