Emerald Resources has secured a debt war chest of up to $US400 million to spend on future acquisitions, as it seeks to add 200,000 ounces of gold to its production profile.
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A Supreme Court judge has given Mineral Resources co-founder Steve Wyatt a rev-up over an unserved writ making serious allegations against his estranged co-founder Chris Ellison.
The state government has described a federal court decision to award the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in compensation from Fortescue as “manifestly excessive”.
Directors at Perth Stockbroker Euroz Hartleys have given the green light for the sale of its corporate finance division to the Bank of Montreal in a deal worth for $145 million.
Four men have been arrested following two separate drug raids in Pacific Harbour and Qauia involving joint Police K9 operations.The joint operations teams, consisting of the Police Dog and Fiji Detector Dog Units, detected the presence of substances believed to be marijuana during the raids. Police say cash believed to be proceeds of crime was also seized during the raid in Pacific Harbour. The seized substances have been sent for analysis as investigations continue. Meanwhile, another joint operations team was deployed to a settlement in Vunidawa to search the home of a man believed to have been in possession of…
The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service is looking at ways to assist students who had discontinued their studies but remained under government-funded scholarship or loan arrangements and were unable to repay their outstanding debt. TSLS Head of Student Services Vinay Kumar said the agency was looking at opportunities for students to return to education, complete their programmes and fulfil their bond-service obligations. Kumar said students needed to understand that government-funded scholarship support was not simply a complete write-off, as recipients were required to fulfil the conditions attached to their funding. Students who did not complete their studies or failed to…
Eighty-nine cases of unlawful possession of illicit drugs were recorded across Fiji in August, with the Western Division accounting for the highest number of cases. According to the Fiji Police Force’s August crime statistics, 36 drug possession cases were recorded in the Western Division, followed by the North with 19, Central with 14, South with 13 and East with seven. The majority of the cases were linked to marijuana, while a smaller number involved methamphetamine.Police say males aged between 18 and 35 years were the predominant offenders. The top prevalent offences for August were theft with 352 cases, assault causing…
The Criminal Investigations Department has launched an investigation following the discovery of missing drug (cocaine) exhibits kept in the custody of the Suva High Court. Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Loraini Seru said a physical check of the exhibits was conducted on Tuesday 15th of September 2026, in the presence of senior judiciary officials, a senior official from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Police and an officer from the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) capturing the inspection process. It was discovered that the exhibits linked to a high-profile drug case had allegedly been tampered with. It was also…
Canberra-headquartered AI and automation services specialist xAmplify has expanded into WA with the acquisition of Perth-based Accelerate IT Solutions.
A Norwegian bulk carrier will set sail from Geraldton laden with iron ore for its maiden wind-assisted voyage in the coming days.