Big egg cartel: Major Australian suppliers accused of whipping up higher prices

There is plenty of blame to share and no shortage of schadenfreude at data centre player Firmus’ failure to launch. But it’s hardly a “great loss for Australia”.

Critical Resources has boots on the ground in Suriname, advancing due diligence on two gold projects as big players like Gold Fields plough capital into the region.

Drivers in Australia have not faced pump prices this high since the opening weeks of the Iran war. Things are unlikely to change until the situation is resolved.

Horizon Gold has struck 44m at 5.08g/t gold at its 2.3Moz Gum Creek project, pointing to growth beyond its 728,000-ounce definitive feasibility study reserve in WA, as drilling continues.

Dalaroo Metals has logged a 34m altered and veined zone 1.25km from its recent high-grade gold discovery in Africa. The geology appears similar, with assays pending.

With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.

King River Resources has kicked off an 11,000m drill blitz at its Mindoolah gold project in WA, targeting extensions to high-grade hits and large, untested anomalies.

Critica Limited has delivered a maiden 160 million tonne indicated resource at its giant Jupiter rare earths project in WA, lifting confidence in 10 per cent of the deposit ahead of a scoping study.

The Shark calls Qantas the “Never-On-Time” airline. We checked if he was right.

The decision by the consulting giant came after an internal review sparked by Chris Bradley’s LinkedIn back-and-forth with an author of a new book.

Some of Australia’s highest-profile investors were approached to buy the home shopping network and keep it afloat. None took up the offer.

Buying a round of beers will punish your wallet in some cities more than others. Use our interactive to see how much the cost of your favourite froth has risen over time.