Analyst news

• Qoria moot US takeover

  02-02-2026 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  Perth-founded cybersecurity and school monitoring software company Qoria is in takeover talks with a US-based tech firm, with the reported bid doubling the company's current share price.
  
  Read more

• Customers sent rogue message as major fashion retailer caught in apparent hack

  06-10-2026 12:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Customers of the popular online clothing retailer ASOS have received an alert that appears to threaten the company’s IT department with a data release.
  
  Read more

• Breaking: Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70

  06-10-2026 12:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Morecroft was a regular presence on television screens for more than 30 years.
  
  Read more

• Mine operator FQM Australia Nickel fined $810k over worker injury

  06-10-2026 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mine operator FQM Australia Nickel has been fined more than $800,000 over an incident at its Ravensthorpe plant, which caused a worker to require spinal fusion surgery.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Scope buys Asset Hive with ambitions to broaden, deepen offering

  06-10-2026 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Resources technology group Scope Systems buys Asset Hive.
  
  Read more

• Alan Jones kiss left 17yo feeling 'violated', court told

  06-10-2026 09:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The 85-year-old ex-radio broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, relating to alleged incidents between 2003 and 2020.
  
  Read more

• At Close of Business podcast October 6 2026

  06-10-2026 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Plus: Land Forces 2026 panel; $1.2 billion wind farm near Merredin; and Perth expat buys Trigg apartment for $6.4 million.
  
  Read more

• Miners and real estate lead Australian share rally

  06-10-2026 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have clocked a third straight session of gains, as easing oil prices and confidence in the US market lifted investor sentiment.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Former Labor politicians land new roles

  06-10-2026 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former premier Mark McGowan and recently retired defence minister Paul Papalia have taken on new roles with major companies in the property and defence sectors.
  
  Read more

• Australia’s great AI hope just hit a speed bump

  06-10-2026 09:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Its plan to double Australia’s data centre computing power may have fallen over but ASX-bound Firmus’ backers – from a Canberra air-conditioning family to billionaires – aren’t worried.
  
  Read more

• Pinnacle Travel Group expands Rottnest portfolio

  06-10-2026 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tourism and transport company Pinnacle Travel Group has expanded its Rottnest Island portfolio with the acquisition of three hospitality businesses.
  
  Read more

• Coalition slashes migrant intake to counter One Nation

  06-10-2026 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Angus Taylor has pledged to "regain control" of Australia's borders, unveiling sweeping cuts to the migration system in a bid to stem the flow of votes to One Nation.
  
  Read more

• WA’s North West nation’s ‘most vulnerable’ flank

  06-10-2026 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's North West has been branded the nation's most exposed strategic frontier, with defence strategists and state officials warning the vast, resource-rich region lacks the critical infrastructure and baseline readiness needed to withstand or support a major conflict.
  
  Read more

• WA's North West nation's 'most vulnerable' flank

  06-10-2026 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's North West has been branded the nation's most exposed strategic frontier, with defence strategists and state officials warning the vast, resource-rich region lacks the critical infrastructure and baseline readiness needed to withstand or support a major conflict.
  
  Read more

• Estrella divests nickel rights to Astral

  06-10-2026 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Astral Resources' push to further develop its Mandilla gold project in the Goldfields has continued, after securing a key agreement with Estrella Resources.
  
  Read more

• ASX gains, led by miners and property stocks; oil prices steady

  06-10-2026 08:14 via smh.com.au
  
  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.
  
  Read more

• Opinion: Uranium restrictions part of GST flaw

  06-10-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: If WA wants to maintain its special GST deal it can't be selective about what it exploits.
  
  Read more

• Industry critical partner in nation's defence

  06-10-2026 07:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Industry needs to be much more intensely involved in decisions about Australia's defence needs, the Land Forces 2026 conference has been told.
  
  Read more

• Barkly scores near-perfect drill hit rate at huge NT rare earths play

  06-10-2026 07:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Barkly Rare Earths has struck rare earths in 43 of 44 holes at its NT project. Mineralisation now spans a huge 23km, with high-grade hits including 0.5m at 5156 ppm TREO.
  
  Read more

• Opinion: Council reforms not working in reality

  06-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The promise of fast fixes for broken councils has come up short for city ratepayers.
  
  Read more

• Trigg apartment building sold for $6m

  06-10-2026 07:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-born doctor Richard Pestell has purchased the property from Aspen Group.
  
  Read more

• Indonesian policy uncertainty creates Australian business opportunity

  06-10-2026 07:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Indonesian policy changes have unsettled investors in that country, while leaving a window of opportunity for WA business.
  
  Read more

• Perth gambling app PlayWest sues Apple in Federal Court

  06-10-2026 07:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based online gambling business PlayWest has temporarily stopped tech giant Apple from removing its app from the store, as a legal dispute continues in the Federal Court.
  
  Read more

• Aguia hits Colombia gold record and breaks even

  06-10-2026 06:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Aguia Resources has set a gold production record in Colombia, with September revenue of A$218,000 covering its local corporate and operating costs for the first time.
  
  Read more

• Wide Open Agriculture releases study for $311m WA lupin processor

  06-10-2026 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A specialised lupin processing plant in WA could cost $311 million to build and generate nearly $300m per year in revenue, according to a report released to the ASX on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• TMK smashes gas flow records as Mongolian drilling gears up

  06-10-2026 06:19 via smh.com.au
  
  TMK Energy set a new gas production record at its Mongolian coal seam gas project, with September flows up 8% and multiple wells hitting new highs across its 1.2Tcf resource.
  
  Read more

• Gateway maps twin 4km gold soil anomalies in WA Gascoyne

  06-10-2026 06:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has defined two gold-in-soil anomalies from first-pass soil sampling at its Glenburgh South gold project in WA’s Gascoyne region, next to Benz Mining’s recent tier-one gold discovery.
  
  Read more

• Civmec secures $220m contract haul

  06-10-2026 06:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Civmec's push to further diversify its order book has paid off, landing a suite of new contracts and extensions in WA and Queensland.
  
  Read more

• Manhattan strikes high-grade polymetallic pay dirt in Canada

  06-10-2026 05:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold Corp has hit high-grade copper, gold, silver and zinc in maiden drilling at its Spectre prospect in Canada, including 6.1m at 3.18% copper and 1.37g/t gold.
  
  Read more

• Alinta Energy submits $1b Cataby power station plan

  06-10-2026 05:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Alinta Energy has submitted its proposal for a power station in Cataby, estimated to cost $1 billion.
  
  Read more

Follow @Analyst_News_AU on Twitter!