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Companies
Giant batteries are getting even bigger in Australia as coal exit nears
Developers of giant batteries designed to smooth the shift from coal to cleaner power are attracting record levels of investment.
- by Nick Toscano
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Optiscan gets nod for in-surgery breast cancer imaging
Optiscan Imaging has received the nod of approval to start taking in-human images during surgery for breast cancer patients using its “InVue” technology.
- by Craig Nolan
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West Arunta niobium hits keep coming for Encounter
In this week’s Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits, we examine notable hits revealed on the ASX, including Encounter Resources’ 46m at 3.1 per cent niobium pentoxide.
- by Doug Bright
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Lattouf’s ‘modest’ ABC offer: $85,000, replacement shifts and an apology
Antoinette Lattouf’s legal team has proposed a settlement offer in the dispute over her termination.
- by Calum Jaspan
The boutique city apartments that come with home offices and luxury concierge services, including dog walkers
One firm is making home offices a central feature, aimed at people living interstate or down on the coast.
- by Nicole Lindsay
$1 billion wipeout: How a Wall Street giant’s big bet on beauty went so wrong
A private equity firm stepped outside its comfort zone to invest in a beauty company led by a charismatic founder. It led to one of its biggest failures.
- by Jordyn Holman and Maureen Farrell
Not just for cashed-up Boomers: Lure of luxury brands is bridging the generational divide
Luxury retailers are still riding high in Australia despite cost-of-living pressures, with upmarket handbags, jewellery and accessories in strong demand.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Fortescue accused of keeping key meeting a secret in intellectual property case
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been accused of failing to disclose “material” information when it secured a warrant to raid the homes and offices of ex-Fortescue staff, who have been accused of stealing the iron ore group’s intellectual property.
- by Anne Hyland
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Killi surges as golden rocks point to new epithermal system
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Killi Resources. Its share price jumped 262.5 per cent on the back of stunning gold-copper rock-chip assays.
- by Craig Nolan
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Nickel
PM disappointed with BHP nickel shutdown: ‘We’ll be holding them to account’
BHP has promised to offer redeployment to 1600 front-line staff after closing its WA nickel despite help offered by the state and federal governments.
- by Simon Johanson and Peter Milne
Power-hungry data centres are booming in Australia. Can the grid cope?
An explosion in the number of data centres in Melbourne and Sydney, which will use vast amounts of electricity, is looming as a new test for the grid.
- by Nick Toscano