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Australia is a country and continent located in the Southern Hemisphere, comprising the mainland, Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. The capital is Canberra, whilst Sydney and Melbourne are the largest cities. With a population of about 26-million, Australia has a highly developed mixed-market economy with a gross domestic product of more than $1.5-trillion, making it one of the wealthiest nations per capita globally. The economy is dominated by services, mining, agriculture and energy exports, with key commodities including iron-ore, coal, gold, lithium, natural gas and copper. Australia is the world's largest exporter of iron-ore and liquefied natural gas, and a leading producer of critical minerals essential for renewable energy and battery technologies. The currency is the Australian dollar. Australia operates as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, with governance shared between the Commonwealth government and six states and two territories. The country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, the G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Australia's resource sector has been central to its economic development since the nineteenth-century gold rushes, and mining remains a cornerstone of export revenue and employment, particularly in Western Australia and Queensland.

Australia News


Genesis chairperson Raleigh Finlayson
Genesis mulls gold mine sales once Vault takeover is completed
7th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Gold producer Genesis Minerals is looking to sell or spin off some Australian mines after it completes a takeover of Vault Minerals. “We’re in a strategic review at the moment,” Genesis executive... 


Nickel smelter
BHP to sell Kambalda nickel concentrator, tenements to Gold Fields
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Global miner BHP said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell the Kambalda Nickel Concentrator and a package of associated tenements and mineralisation rights in Western Australia to Johannesburg-listed... 


Mount Pleasant coal mine
Australia's top court backs grassroots group in landmark climate case on coal mine
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

An Australian community group has won the first climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a coal mine in the... 


Uranium
Australian uranium miners rally after Google's power deal with Constellation Energy
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Australian uranium miners logged their best session in weeks on Wednesday after Alphabet's Google agreed to buy power from US nuclear energy major Constellation Energy, potentially raising the... 


Mt Carbine tungsten mine
Australia's EQ Resources delivers meaningful Q1 tungsten output, revenue increase
6th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed tungsten producer EQ Resources has posted meaningful quarterly production increases at both its Barruecopardo and Mt Carbine operations, in Spain and Australia, respectively. In the... 


Capital enters Australian market, raises revenue guidance
Capital enters Australian market, raises revenue guidance
6th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed mining services group Capital has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Metres Down Under (MDU), a specialist underground drilling company headquartered in... 


A Glencore-branded vehicle in front of an office building
Glencore raises 2026 marketing profit outlook, resets long-term guidance framework
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore on Friday said it now expects 2026 marketing adjusted operating profit to exceed $5-billion, well above its long-term guidance, after a near-record first-half performance driven by... 


Collie mine
Yancoal Australia's Premier Coal workers reject pay deal, set strike action
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

Majority of workers at Yancoal Australia's Premier Coal mine rejected the miner's proposed workplace deal and will begin strike action on Saturday, Australia's Mining and Energy Union said, citing... 


Image of rare earth samples
Koppamurra rare earths project, Australia
2nd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The prefeasibility study has validated Koppamurra as Australia's most advanced ionic clay rare earths project.  


Image of Australia flag and periodic table symbols for copper and gold
Mt Lyell copper/gold project, Tasmania
2nd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

International precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater plans to restart the Mt Lyell mine which includes the refurbishment of an existing shaft and decline to a depth of 800 m. 


Rio Tinto aluminium at Bell Bay plant
Rio Tinto secures Bell Bay aluminium smelter operations till 2031
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Global miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday it has reached agreements with the Australian and Tasmanian governments to secure the ongoing operation of its Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in northern... 


Lynas rare earths produced in Malaysia
Australia's Lynas Rare Earths to buy Meteoric Resources for $672m
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Thursday it would acquire Meteoric Resources in a A$968-million ($672-million) all-share deal for the Brazil-based miner, adding a new source of heavy rare... 


Manganese chemical symbol
Black Canyon confirms Australia's next major greenfield manganese resource
30th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Black Canyon has positioned the Wandanya deposit, in Western Australia, among the most significant recent greenfields manganese discoveries in the country with a maiden mineral resource... 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser
Gold Fields aims to woo Northern Star investors after miner's rebuff
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Fields could make another run for Northern Star Resources, CEO Mike Fraser said, after the Australian miner rejected a $27-billion takeover offer, with investors expecting it to return with... 


Amplitude Energy site in Australia
Australia's Amplitude Energy approves FID for East Coast Supply Project
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Australian gas producer Amplitude Energy said on Wednesday it had taken a final investment decision (FID) on the development phase of the East Coast Supply Project, which includes the construction... 


Hunter Valley coal operation
Glencore wins approval to extend Hunter Valley coal operations in Australia
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore on Wednesday won approval to continue operations at its Hunter Valley thermal coal project in Australia until 2045, after a State government found the economic benefits outweighed the... 


Lithium brines
North American energy storage to drive lithium carbonate demand through 2031
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031,... 


Gold Fields CFO Alex Dall and Gold Fields VP Investor Relations Shilan Modi.
Gold Fields, Northern Star mix looks like match made in heaven but uncertainty prevails
28th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Gold Fields has more than doubled free cash flow in the last 12 months; Northern Star has suffered free cash flow decline in the same period despite the gold price rise. Gold Fields has a settled... 


Northern Star's Carosue Dam processing circuit
Australia's Northern Star rejects $27bn takeover approach from Gold Fields
28th September 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's top gold producer Northern Star Resources said it rejected an unsolicited A$38.7-billion ($27.1-billion) takeover proposal from South Africa's Gold Fields, the latest sign of... 


ASX building
Glencore expects to start ASX trading on October 14
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore expects to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker "GLC" on October 14, the Swiss miner said on Thursday, after meeting all regulatory requirements. The... 


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