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Bank of Ghana Trims Losses to GH¢9.5bn as Recovery Path Begins
The Bank of Ghana reduced its operating loss to GH¢9.49 billion in 2024, marking significant improvement from the GH¢13.23 billion loss recorded in 2023 and a drastic recovery from the GH¢60.8 billion deficit in 2022. Despite this progress, the...

Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Australia’s Top Strongmen In Samoa
Two of Australia’s strongest athletes are in Samoa this week to promote strongman and support athletes competing at this weekend’s BearWell’s Pacific Strongest competition in Apia. Eddie Williams and Jaden Laing will appear at the event as special...
Australian cities offer free public transport to fill empty seats, ease cost of living pain
SYDNEY – Up till August 2024, Ms Seleneah More, a regular bus user in Brisbane, was spending about A$40 (S$33) a week on public transport. Her partner spent the same amount on transport, while her 12-year-old son spent about A$20 a week. The...

Australian engineer freed on bail after four years in Iraqi prison
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Australian Lawmakers Get A Taste of the Future at Cultivated Meat Tasting in Parliament
4 Mins Read Australian cultivated meat startup Magic Valley held a tasting for politicians in the New South Wales parliament last week. Just months before cultivated meat makes it onto restaurant menus in Australia, some of the country’s...

FinTech IPO Index Starts June Up 0.8% as Robinhood Surges on UK Expansion
Highlights A few last earnings reports helped push the FinTech IPO Index higher into June, marked by the likes of Futu and nCino. Robinhood and Affirm posted momentum on the heels of further expansion efforts, into the U.K. and Canada,...

Australia shares end lower in choppy trade after Trump-Xi call; log fourth week of gains
Australian banks gain for a fourth week ASX 200 mirrors banks' trajectory Technology stocks end 0.7% lower Whitehaven up after MS affirms rating June 6 - Australia shares capped four straight weeks of gains with minor declines in choppy trade on...

Invest $1,000 into these world-class ASX ETFs
If you're ready to put $1,000 to work in the share market this month, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a great way to get broad diversification and exposure to world-class companies—without needing to pick individual stocks. Three ASX ETFs...

Kalkine : Australia Equity Market Slips but Secures Weekly Gain Amid Global Jitters
Highlights Australian shares declined to close the week but extended a winning streak Financials lifted the market, while tech and mining sectors retreated Global tensions and commodity trends influenced sector movements Australian shares...

Andromeda secures $48.7m funding for Great White project in South Australia
Merricks Capital has granted credit approval for a A$75m ($48.7m) debt facility to support the development of Andromeda Metals’ Great White project in South Australia. The debt facility includes principal, capitalised interest, fees, cash...

International crackdown targets influencers promoting financial products
Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Nine regulators from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, UAE and the UK were involved in the crackdown Author of the article: Published Jun 06, 2025 • 1 minute read The City of London. Photo by Jason Alden...

After 6 years, intervention by 2 ministries and Delhi HC, Australian child born in India through surrogacy gets exit visa nod
It took six years and multiple back-and-forths between two key Union ministries and the Delhi High Court to ensure an exit visa for a six-year-old child born through surrogacy to Indian-origin Australian citizens in 2019, before the Surrogacy Act...

Hollywood owners and first title sponsor for Australian SailGP team
The Australian team from the international sailing series SailGP has been bought up by high-profile new owners – iconic actors Ryan Reynolds and Australian Hugh Jackman. In addition, the team, which has won three championships in the last four...

Crackdown launched on ‘rogue financial promotions’ by influencers
Regulators have joined forces for an international crackdown to protect social media users from rogue promotions by some financial influencers, or 'finfluencers'. The week of action started on 2 June and involved the Financial Conduct Authority...

How a robot diver is monitoring coral loss in Australia’s southern reefs
Once a vibrant tangle of colour and life, the coral reef off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia now lies in ghostly silence. Where soft corals once danced with the tide and fish darted between branches, a pale, skeletal landscape remains...
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar - Friday, June 6
Friday, June 6, 2025 6:00 AM EDT AUDUSD Elliott Wave Analysis – Trading Lounge Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar (AUDUSD) – Day Chart AUDUSD Elliott Wave Technical Analysis FUNCTION: Counter-Trend MODE: Corrective STRUCTURE: Orange Wave 2 POSITION:...

Iraq frees Australian engineer after four years, but keeps travel ban
Iraq has released an Australian mechanical engineer on bail who was detained for more than four years over a dispute with the central bank, authorities said Friday, though he remains barred from leaving the country. Simon Harris, foreign minister...

WWE Money in the Bank 2025: live stream wrestling online; start time, card, storylines and predictions
With a fun, concise card put together, the clear and obvious headline attractions of WWE Money in the Bank 2025 are the two titular ladder matches. Here's how to watch WWE Money in the Bank online and on TV, and from anywhere with a VPN. WWE Money...

Golden Cross Resources CEO Matthew Roma on Drilling the “Next Sunday Creek” at Flagship Reedy Creek Gold Project, Victoria, Australia
Categories: Precious Metals Topics: Gold Stocks Resource Stock Digest Research Team June 5, 2025 Gerardo Del Real: This is Gerardo Del Real with Resource Stock Digest. Joining me today is the CEO of Golden Cross Resources (TSX-V: AUX)(OTC: ZCRMD),...