New Zealand central bank unexpectedly holds rates, signals likely hikes

The Business Times - Oct 28, 2026

This comes 10 days before a general election where the outlook for the economy and inflation remains a key issue

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Oct 27, 2026

Coles worker sacked after restraining suspected thief to receive $6500

The fair work umpire has ordered Coles to pay a man $6500 after he was sacked for breaching workplace policy by trying to stop two suspected thieves at a neighbouring Liquorland store.

Oct 27, 2026

Augustus restarts drilling at high-grade WA Eastern Goldfields target

Augustus Minerals has restarted RC drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora to test its St Patrick’s Well prospect, where rock chip sampling gave up grades up to 30.4g/t gold.

Oct 27, 2026

PLC Resources satellite survey lights up WA Murchison gold

PLC Resources has generated a suite of ranked gold targets at its project near Meekatharra in WA, with some showing spectral signatures similar to a nearby producing gold mine.

Oct 27, 2026

D-day for David Jones: Department store’s future to be decided by Christmas

The private equity owners of the 188-year-old retailer are hoping to strike a deal with landlords and suppliers sooner rather than later.

Oct 27, 2026

Zenith fills in blanks on 600m WA gold corridor

Zenith Minerals hit gold in 83% of holes across a 600m gap at its WA Dulcie project, opening the door to a maiden resource alongside its existing 675,000-ounce gold inventory.

Oct 27, 2026

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

The $US100 billion mega-IPO simply has to succeed. If it doesn’t, it will threaten the AI industry’s access to the trillions of dollars of new capital it needs over the next few years.

Oct 26, 2026

This brother and sister co-founded Anthropic five years ago. Now they are worth $19 billion each

The staggering fortunes of Anthropic’s seven co-founders have been revealed as the company heads to Wall Street. They have pledged to give most of it away.

Oct 26, 2026

Yo-Chi gets political: 80 MPs are about to receive a flurry of anti-plastic postcards

Australia’s largest frozen yoghurt chain is engaging customers in environmental activism.

Oct 26, 2026

ASX rebounds to end on a high; CSL names new chair

The Australian sharemarket has rebounded after an early fall to close in the green, with materials and energy stocks posting gains.

Oct 26, 2026

Tassie, Vic gold output clears Kaiser Reef debt as cash hits $40M

Kaiser Reef produced 6263oz of gold, lifting cash to $40m, clearing its Henty acquisition loan in Tasmania and advancing underground drilling at Maldon in Victoria.

Oct 26, 2026

Accelerate puts 12km Pilbara manganese corridor to the test

Accelerate Resources has launched a drilling blitz along a 12km manganese corridor in WA’s Pilbara after identifying 200-plus outcrops and rock chips grading up to 59.6% manganese.

Oct 26, 2026

Red Metal cracks deeper Qld rare earths potential at Sybella

Red Metal Ltd has confirmed heap leach potential from deeper, dominant fresh granite ore at its Qld Sybella project, with strong results using surprisingly low acid levels.

New Zealand central bank unexpectedly holds rates, signals likely hikes

Coles worker sacked after restraining suspected thief to receive $6500

Augustus restarts drilling at high-grade WA Eastern Goldfields target

PLC Resources satellite survey lights up WA Murchison gold

D-day for David Jones: Department store’s future to be decided by Christmas

Zenith fills in blanks on 600m WA gold corridor

‘Bold, but sane’? The future of AI is riding on Anthropic’s float

This brother and sister co-founded Anthropic five years ago. Now they are worth $19 billion each

Yo-Chi gets political: 80 MPs are about to receive a flurry of anti-plastic postcards

ASX rebounds to end on a high; CSL names new chair

Tassie, Vic gold output clears Kaiser Reef debt as cash hits $40M

Accelerate puts 12km Pilbara manganese corridor to the test

Red Metal cracks deeper Qld rare earths potential at Sybella

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