Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ASX:BCM, FRA:FZ70) has appointed Altris Engineering as lead design engineer for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of its flagship Ema Rare Earth Project in Brazil, marking the project’s next major step towards financing, procurement and a final investment decision.
The FEED program is expected to take around 24 weeks and will build on engineering completed during Ema’s Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS), which was also led by Altris.
HAWK RESOURCES LIMITED (ASX:HFC) has secured a Mining Entry Permit for its Olympus scandium project in Western Australia, clearing a key regulatory hurdle as the company prepares to begin on-ground exploration in September.
The permit has been approved by Western Australia’s Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, while a completed Cultural Heritage Survey has provided the heritage clearances required for planned exploration activities.
Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX:EDV) shares have edged higher after chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka bought around $1 million worth of stock following last week’s sharp post-results sell-off.
Hrdlicka acquired 323,468 Endeavour shares between August 25 and 27, increasing her indirect holding to 327,664 shares.
Strike Energy Ltd (ASX:STX, OTC:STKKF, FRA:RJN) shares climbed towards 11.5 cents after the company secured a $30 million funding agreement with Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy, providing a pathway towards commercialising the West Erregulla gas field in Western Australia.
The commercial loan will support development of the jointly owned West Erregulla project and aligns the partners around a proposed processing solution for the field’s gas.
Percheron Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:PER, OTC:PERCF) has received a $700,000 Research and Development Tax Incentive rebate for the 2026 financial year, providing additional funding for the clinical development of its lead oncology asset HMBD-002.
The rebate relates to eligible research and development expenditure undertaken in Australia and overseas, with the proceeds to be directed toward Percheron’s clinical development plans.
Argent Minerals Ltd (ASX:ARD) has secured regulatory approvals to begin maiden drilling at its 100%-owned Trunkey Creek Gold Project in New South Wales, setting up the first systematic drill test of a 4.7-kilometre gold-mineralised corridor that has returned exceptionally high-grade results at surface.
Diamond and reverse circulation (RC) drilling is scheduled to begin in early September, with the initial program comprising 10 holes for around 1,000 metres targeting interpreted gold-bearing structures beneath and adjacent to historic workings.
For Australian investors, July 1, 2027 is shaping up as one of the most important tax dates in a generation, writes director of Tax Communications at H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Australia, Mark Chapman.
From that date, the familiar 50% capital gains tax discount will generally disappear for future gains and be replaced with an inflation-based system, together with a new minimum 30 per cent tax rate on capital gains.
Bitcoin has surrendered its push above US$81,000, falling back towards US$78,000 as renewed fears of higher US interest rates took some of the heat out of a powerful late-August cryptocurrency rally.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading around US$78,000–US$79,000 on Monday after reaching US$81,326.81 on August 28, its highest level in three months.
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Shein’s IPO is scheduled to begin trading on Tuesday, and few IPOs arrive with this level of global recognition. It has become one of the world's best-known online fashion brands, particularly among younger shoppers. It will be hoping it is third-time lucky after failed attempts to list in New York and London. Hong Kong finally gives the fast-fashion giant a route to public markets when it begins trading this week. The near US$26 billion (A$36.30 billion) valuation is around 70% below its 2022 private-market peak, with slowing growth, higher tariffs and tighter regulation taking the shine off the story.
Astral Resources NL (ASX:AAR) has been maintained as a ‘Buy’ by Shaw and Partners, which believes the Western Australian gold developer is trading at a substantial discount to its peers despite a funded pathway to early production.
The broker retained a A$0.30 price target, representing potential upside of 62.2% from the share price used in its analysis.
Meta’s push to make AI-powered smart glasses an everyday technology is running into growing resistance in Australia, where regulators are calling for tougher safeguards against covert recording.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has urged manufacturers of camera-equipped smart glasses to automatically blur the faces of people who have not consented to being filmed and introduce clearer, tamper-resistant indicators showing when recording is taking place.
archTIS Ltd (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) has submitted an updated licensing proposal to the United States Department of Defense (DoD), indicating potential annual revenue of between A$7.5 million and A$15 million under a one-year agreement.
The data security software provider was formally requested to prepare tiered pricing covering between 121,000 and 325,000 users, along with single and multi-year contract options, following executive briefings in Washington DC.