The multimillionaire tech founder bypasses fine dining to break bread at his mum’s home, reflecting on his journey from 1980s Soviet immigrant to Toorak-based retail giant.

The Australian sharemarket advanced in early trade after a tech-led rally pushed Wall Street higher as investors largely shrugged off concerns about bond yields at multi-decade highs. Oil prices fell.

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.

The shopping channel advertises hundreds of fashion, homewares and accessory items through Seven Network’s channels – but furious suppliers claim they have been left in the dark.

Beetaloo Energy Australia has secured a 25% Taroom Trough liquids stake in Queensland at zero upfront cost, adding optionality to its Northern Territory gas assets.

Karoline Leavitt has found her next role in a familiar place for former members of the president’s inner circle. She is heading to the Murdoch-owned Fox News.

The resolution of a long-running case has come back to haunt the bank as a Federal Court justice bemoans the boozy, louche and sexist culture at ANZ’s trading floor just over a decade ago.

Critical Resources has brought in specialists with wide on-the-ground experience to run a structural study of its new Suriname gold projects and fast-track target generation.

The iconic jet, the backbone of Qantas and Virgin’s domestic fleets, has come under scrutiny in recent years over problems that have led to disasters and other safety incidents.

The British government is reportedly working on measures to keep Chinese electric vehicles from swamping the market amid signs that higher fuel prices are luring buyers back to EVs.

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.

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.