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CSL’s 59% Drop: Understanding the Decline and the Road Ahead

A Deep Dive into Australia’s Healthcare Giant’s Recent Struggles From Market favourite to Under Pressure CSL Limited, long considered one…

Sharon AI makes a Half-Billion-Dollar Move

Sharon AI’s $487 million pre-IPO capital raising stands among the largest funding rounds ever secured by an Australian AI company.…

Fact Check: Is The Albanese Government The Highest Spending, Taxing and Debt Government?

The rhetoric is familiar: highest spending, highest taxing, record debt. The historical budget data tells a more complicated story.

2026 Federal Budget, What It Means for Equities, Venture Capital, Property and Infrastructure Investors

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pitched the 2026 Federal Budget as a package focused on fairness, productivity and resilience, but for…

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2026-27 Budget Winners and Losers: Who Gains and Who Pays?

Every budget creates winners and losers, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2026–27 Federal Budget is no exception. While workers, motorists and public healthcare users emerge with…

Peter Boyd
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ASX Weekly Market Wrap

Markets Hold Ground Despite $50B Friday Selloff Australian markets closed the week only marginally higher, but the path there was anything but calm. The ASX…

Daniel Whittleston
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Elon Musk’s Colossus Deal With Anthropic Could Reshape the AI Infrastructure Stack

Anthropic’s decision to take the full compute capacity of Colossus 1 is not just another AI partnership announcement. It is…

ASX Coal Sector Outlook: Winners, Laggards, and Australia’s Competitive Edge in a Changing Global Market

The ASX coal sector has quietly become one of the market’s most misunderstood corners again. Only twelve months ago, many…

Is Spotify still a buy in 2026? Why the investment case has shifted from scale to monetisation

Spotify's next rerating depends on cash flow, pricing power and proving Q1 was not a one-off.

Labor’s Trust Tax Grab Risks Punishing Investors, Not Just Loopholes

What the 30% Trust Tax Really Means for Investors The policy on the table is simple on paper, but messy…

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Infratil (IFT): Dissecting Australia’s Newest Infrastructure Investment Platform

Business Overview Infratil Limited is a New Zealand–based global infrastructure investment company with a diversified…

Soul Patts Unlocked: The Quiet Giant Driving Australia’s Investment Growth

Company Overview, Legacy and Recent Move Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited, commonly known…

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Rumoured Changes to Capital Gains Discount: What does it mean?

How potential CGT reform could affect investors, property and the federal budget

Dividend Portfolio Series: 5 Aristocrat Dividend Stocks You Should Own in 2026

Dividend aristocrat companies are firms that have consistently paid or increased their dividends every year…

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RBA Boxed In Recovery: What Hauser’s Stronger-Start Message Means for Markets

The RBA says this easing cycle began from the tightest starting point in at least 45 years, demand already brushing…

BlueScope Takeover Bid Shocks the ASX, What the $13 Billion Proposal Means for Steel Investors

BlueScope Takeover Bid Puts the ASX Steel Sector on Edge The BlueScope takeover bid landed as a genuine circuit breaker…

Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI): Equity Analysis

Company Snapshot Alcoa (AAI) mines bauxite, refines alumina, and smelts primary aluminium. Earnings swing with alumina and aluminium prices, and…

Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU): Cash-Rich Producer With a Growth Option

Perseus Mining is a West African gold producer operating three mines, Yaouré and Sissingué in Cote d'lvoire and Edikan in…

ASX Weekly Market Wrap

Tech Rebound Powers Record Highs The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 1.84% last week to close at 9,081.4, briefly pushing into fresh…

An Outlook on Fortescue: Quarterly Results Update.

Business Description Fortescue Ltd. (ASX: FMG), headquartered in Perth, has transformed from a traditional iron‑ore‑focused miner into a diversified global…

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