How illegal tobacco is sickening Australia’s health debate

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Micro-X Limited, which tripled after its chairman bought a swathe of shares on-market, revitalising interest in the company’s portable scanning technology.

This fortnight’s edition of Cap Raise Crucible has tracked $2.7B thundering through the ASX capital-raising machine, topped by NEXTDC’s monster $1.1 billion UBS-managed convertible note.

The NSW regulator said questions remained about the casino’s progress in improving its governance, leadership and culture.

There is no ‘spare adult’ to play backstop in single-parent households – and Australia has 1.2 million of them. We haven’t adjusted for this reality.

Aurum Resources has tabled a stunning 1.3m hit grading 155g/t gold at its 3.22Moz Boundiali project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, ahead of a key resource update.

Zenith Minerals has hit gold in every one of the first holes drilled in a 600-metre gap at its Dulcie gold project in WA. Assays from another 25 holes are pending.

Kuniko Ltd has wrapped up phase two drilling at its NSW gold-silver project, with assays pending and a resource update targeted for Q4 in the hot Lachlan Fold Belt.

Efficiency is everything.

The Australian sharemarket fell to a three-month low as oil prices moved higher, before an expected rise in interest rates next week.

Australia’s biggest fast food giants are leaning hard into the trend of brightly coloured, wacky-flavoured soft drinks.

A Brazilian-Latvian influencer who has spoken out about racism is the inadvertent face of T-shirts for the conservative news and opinion outlet.

A romantic relationship with a colleague might cause genuine problems but if you’re just inviting them to a barbecue, there is room to manoeuvre.