Southern Cross Media Group, owner of the 7 TV network and The West Australian, will cut between 250 and 300 full-time equivalent positions as part of a major cost reduction program.
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Former Foreign Affair Minister Gareth Evans has labelled the Aukus agreement the “worst defence and foreign policy decision” Australia has ever made during an independent review into the trilateral relationship.
Sodexo Australia has extended its working relationship with Westgold Resources after securing a significant renewed agreement.
Strike Energy is one step closer to producing electricity at its South Erregulla power station, having hit mechanical completion on the facility.
Value City is turning current economic challenges into an opportunity for growth, with plans to expand into three new locations across Fiji within the next six months. Managing Director Vera Chute said while the company is already feeling the impact of rising freight charges and increasing operational costs, Value City is using the situation to rethink how it serves customers, particularly those in rural areas. “We try to make opportunities out of these challenges,” she said. Chute revealed that the company is currently negotiating to open new branches in Rakiraki, Seaqaqa and Korovou, bringing products closer to customers living outside…
Activist Northern Star Resources shareholder Elliott Investment says the miner’s board has failed grasp the magnitude of its reputational fall, as it agitates for major change.
Construction is advancing on the 9.1-kilometre Navilawa–Yaloku Access Road in the interior of Ba, a project aimed at improving connectivity between communities in Nadi and Ba. Funded through the Coalition Government’s Rural Outer Island Development Programme and implemented by the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, the project is backed by an investment of approximately $200,000. Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Mosese Bulitavu recently visited the site to assess progress on the road, which is expected to deliver significant benefits to residents, farmers and businesses in the area. Once completed, the new route…
Private port proponent Crestlink has struck a deal to buy the Koolan Island iron ore mine for $20.2 million from MGX Resources.
The major US stock indices have ended more than one per cent lower, with chipmaker shares extending recent declines and with renewed tensions between the United States and Iran adding to investor uncertainty.
A 39-year-old teacher has been charged in connection with the alleged abduction of a Year 10 student in Taveuni. Police allege that the accused and the student had been communicating through a messaging platform regarding plans to be together. The exchanges were reportedly discovered by the teacher’s wife, who alerted the school principal. Investigators claim the teacher was found with the student inside his vehicle near her home on the night of 7 June 2026. The incident was subsequently reported to Police, leading to an investigation. Following inquiries, the teacher was charged with one count of abduction. He is scheduled…