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Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has unveiled plans to slash approximately 650 jobs, marking its second major workforce reduction in less than a year.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX:SXE) has secured $75 million in new contracts across WA, NSW, and the ACT.

PWR Holdings (ASX:PWH) appointed Robert Shore as its new CFO, effective April 21.

Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) has secured an $665,160 engineering contract with Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) to update key design elements of the Syerston Scandium Project in New South Wales.

WestStar Industrial (ASX:WSI) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SIMPEC, has been awarded a $20 million construction contract for a new filtration plant at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory.

Babylon Pump & Power (ASX:BPP) will divest its non-core industrial services subsidiary Ausblast as part of a strategic shift.

NOVONIX (ASX:NVX), a global leader in battery materials and technology, provided an update on its supply timeline for Panasonic Energy, its lead battery material customer.

The Aurora 140-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System has secured a major regulatory milestone after the Australian Energy Market Operator and South Australian transmission operator ElectraNet accepted its proposed Generator Performance Standards under the National Electricity Rules

Record electricity prices in Western Australia's wholesale energy market in 2025 are intensifying calls for new generation projects, with Frontier Energy (ASX:FHE) accelerating studies for its Waroona Renewable Energy Project.

Sprintex (ASX:SIX) has raised $3.6 million through the early exercise of options and a share placement to strengthen its balance sheet and fast-track work with Mest Water.

Sprintex (ASX:SIX) has secured a landmark binding purchase order worth €15.6 million with MW Techniek Systems for its ZLD-UP platform.

Saunders International (ASX:SND) has secured a $10.4 million contract from Ward Civil to deliver new water storage infrastructure as part of the Wilton Integrated Services Program.