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ASX-listed drone detection outfit DroneShield has unveiled a rifle-style handheld drone jammer, which the company boasts can help fight terrorism. Read more
Micro-X has completed testing for the regulatory components of medical device safety, compliance and verification of the DRX Revolution Nano, as well as the first series of accelerated life tests as part the Nano's continuous reliability growth program. Read more
Starpharma Holdings has given Koushan Pharmed the sales and marketing rights to the VivaGel condom in Iran. Read more
Syndicated Metals' initial drilling program at the Monument gold project has intersected significant banded iron formation hosted gold mineralisation grading up to 7.28g/t. Read more
Altura Mining has gained an exclusive right to explore for lithium for a five year period on the Kairos Minerals' Wodgina East tenements. Read more
A former Westpac financial adviser found to be incompetent by the corporate watchdog has been banned for eight years for offences that include over-insuring his clients. Read more
Food and grocery wholesaler Metcash's earnings have taken a hit from intense price competition and Aldi's expansion into South Australia and Western Australia. Read more
Prices fell at last week's housing auctions but the usual seasonal dip has come later and is shallower so far than in recent years. Read more
JB Hi-Fi has completed its $870 million takeover of whitegoods retailer The Good Guys. Read more
Stavely Minerals has intersected zones of vein-hosted and breccia-hosted quartz-carbonate-sulphide mineralisation from diamond drilling at The Bank breccia gold prospect. Read more
Shares in Broo have risen strongly after the tiny Aussie brewer signed a significant distribution deal with a large Chinese beer producer and gaining access to the world's largest beer market. Read more
Australia's gold production has risen slightly to 75 tonnes for the third quarter of 2016, despite heavy rainfall hurting some operations in NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Read more
The company behind Snapchat is seen by many tech investors as the next Facebook or Google, but its youthful founders are pushing far more aggressively than its predecessors in moving from scrappy startup to public company. Read more
A growing interest in gluten-free diets has prompted the Russian maker of Stolichnaya vodka to add another drink to its menu. Read more
BP has created a new executive committee to explore business in Iran which will exclude its American chief executive Bob Dudley in a bid to avoid potential violations of US sanctions still in place. Read more