The resolution of a long-running case has come back to haunt the bank as a Federal Court justice bemoans the boozy, louche and sexist culture at ANZ’s trading floor just over a decade ago.

Critical Resources has brought in specialists with wide on-the-ground experience to run a structural study of its new Suriname gold projects and fast-track target generation.

The iconic jet, the backbone of Qantas and Virgin’s domestic fleets, has come under scrutiny in recent years over problems that have led to disasters and other safety incidents.

The British government is reportedly working on measures to keep Chinese electric vehicles from swamping the market amid signs that higher fuel prices are luring buyers back to EVs.

Accelerate Resources has hit a 72m span of manganese at its project in WA’s Pilbara. The core will go to Perth for met testing to assess its direct shipping ore potential.

King River Resources has confirmed shallow, high-grade gold at its new Mindoolah project in WA, with hits including 1m at 13.59g/t and 1m at 10.70g/t gold from a maiden drill campaign.

The US president has made a desperate move to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections but the relief, however, is likely to be short-lived.

Australian shares have traded flat after a stronger US dollar weighed on commodity prices, scuppering an early rally locally.