Phosphate: An old workhorse turned critical commodity

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 5, 2026

For decades, humble phosphate fertiliser was a simple story of digging up rock to help grow crops. Now, amid the US-Iran war, prices are surging and major global supply chains are at a tipping point.

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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.

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King River jags shallow high-grade Murchison gold

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.

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

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Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

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.

Sharemarket hands back early gains for a flat finish

Oct 5, 2026

Sharemarket hands back early gains for a flat finish

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

KPMG Australia going cap in hand for $100m in loans

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KPMG Australia going cap in hand for $100m in loans

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Surcharge ban will leave some renters in the lurch

Oct 4, 2026

Surcharge ban will leave some renters in the lurch

Many tenants could soon be forced into arrears, advocates warn, as a key rental payment platform closes its doors.

Inside a billionaire’s paradise with crypto’s most powerful ex-convict

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Inside a billionaire’s paradise with crypto’s most powerful ex-convict

Cryptocurrency mogul Changpeng Zhao has gone from prison in the US to finding favour with a pair of powerful ruling families. One is a clan that runs the UAE and other is the Trumps.

America’s billionaires are turning their backs on Trump

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America’s billionaires are turning their backs on Trump

The US president’s loss of political momentum has given some of his backers the cover to start talking their mind.

We are crusading against things that would keep us safe – like data centres

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We are crusading against things that would keep us safe – like data centres

AI regulation will weaken us while data centres protect us.

Steel, concrete and coffee: The new look for cyclists

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Steel, concrete and coffee: The new look for cyclists

MAAP’s new store features an organic-shaped lounge suite, coffee table stacked with books and magazines, espresso machine and a screen showing cycling races the world over.

Rack and ruin: Australian fashion is going through its own spring cleaning

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Rack and ruin: Australian fashion is going through its own spring cleaning

After Dion Lee, Seafolly and Betts Shoes, Cue and Veronika Maine are the latest to join a growing list of well-known fashion retailers or brands that no longer exist in their original form.

Not OK, Boomers? The repercussions of a generation on its way out

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Baby Boomers, who entered the world in an optimistic postwar birth rate explosion, are heading into their 80s and starting to exit the world.

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