Australia’s economy grew 2.3% in 2025–26, annual accounts show
ABS annual national accounts report 2.3% chain-volume GDP growth, 0.8% growth in GDP per capita and a household saving ratio of 6.1% for 2025–26.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Australia’s new regional labour series puts September SA4 joblessness median at 4.4%
The ABS released its first monthly modelled labour-force estimates for Australia’s SA4 regions. September unemployment rates ranged from 2.6% to 6.8%, with a 4.4% median.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Talisman reports shallow gold intersections and A$4.76m cash at September quarter end
Talisman’s September-quarter report lists Sheepyard aircore results, a post-quarter East Peak Hill drilling program and A$4.761 million cash at 30 September.
Talisman Mining
Alkane reports 40,740 gold-equivalent ounces and A$440 million in cash and bullion
The miner reported first-quarter FY27 production of 39,823 ounces of gold and 396 tonnes of antimony; its gold-equivalent metric combines both metals using period prices and a payability assumption.
Alkane Resources
MinRes reports record mining-services volumes and lithium sales in FY27 first quarter
Mining Services volumes reached 103 million tonnes and attributable lithium sales 170,000 dry tonnes of SC6, while the company reported lower quarterly lithium prices and reduced net debt.
Mineral Resources
Rio Tinto backs a US$1.9 billion bauxite expansion in Queensland
The Kangwinan project is designed to add 20 million tonnes of annual capacity at Weipa, with first output targeted for 2029 and construction expected to begin ramping up in 2027.
Rio Tinto
Santos posts record third-quarter output as Barossa and Pikka ramp up
Santos reported 26.3 million barrels of oil equivalent of production and US$2.006 billion in third-quarter sales revenue, while narrowing its 2026 production guidance to 99–102 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Santos
Whitehaven reports higher September-quarter coal output as port delays cut sales
Managed run-of-mine production reached 11.0 million tonnes, up 22% year on year, while equity sales slipped to 6.0 million tonnes after export-terminal disruptions.
Whitehaven Coal
Produced-water economics: separate lift energy from handling charges
A hypothetical water circuit shows why a pumping improvement and a reduction in water volume have different cost effects.
Santos
GLNG partners agree Meridian acquisition as Santos completes Mahalo exit
The Queensland announcement separates a conditional producing-asset purchase from a completed divestment.
Santos
Horizontal well economics: compare the work before comparing days
Reported lateral length and elapsed days are useful descriptors, but cannot alone prove drilling efficiency or cost savings.
Tamboran Resources — SEC filing
Tamboran reports SS1 drilling progress and Jibera appraisal start
The Beetaloo update distinguishes completed drilling from planned stimulation and a newly started appraisal well.
Tamboran Resources
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