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Economic reform roundtable: Productivity, approvals and the impact of AI
The September issue of Paydirt went to print as the Australian Federal Government launched into its economic reform roundtable in Canberra, billed as the most important meeting since the Hawke Government’s National Economic Summit in 1983. The Hawke summit is now...

West in danger of being locked out
Australia's Paydirt, Issue 327 I feel like after three successive editorials waxing on critical minerals, I should move onto something else, but with every gold miner simply enjoying sky-high prices and iron ore in a flat, uncontroversial period, there is little...

Time for Australia to act
Australia's Paydirt, Issue 326 The Australian Federal Government’s response to the global dynamics in the critical minerals space continues to develop, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing related funding programmes would come under one new policy umbrella,...

Forget the green premium… for now
When putting this issue together, it felt inevitable that the discussion we charted last month – the turbulence being experienced by the Australian critical minerals sector – would also be at the heart of this month’s conversation. And, so it has proven, but...

Crunch time for gold juniors
Gold Mining Journal, Issue 155 There is a strong sense that we are heading towards a defining point in the current gold cycle. With gold hitting record highs – $3,354/oz at the time of print – producers are making unprecedented amounts of cash. This will be borne out...

Is it too late to find a critical solution?
Australia's Paydirt, Issue 324 Nickel and lithium’s recent fall from grace share the same underlying driver – the non-linear nature of the EV build-out and its supply chain – but the individual levers in each commodity are different. Amazingly this is the third time...

Strap in as the critical minerals rollercoaster speeds up
Australia's Paydirt, Issue 323 It never surprises how quickly the mood in the resources sector can swing, but it feels like everything is accelerated these days. Just like the 24-hour news cycle, the resources investment landscape latches onto new trends or dynamics...

Sector’s challenges to change with the times
Gold Mining Journal, Issue 154 There is suddenly a spring in the step of the Australian gold miners thanks to six months of widening cash margins and now gold explorers are beginning to find some joy as well. The last three months have seen capital raisings increase...

Uranium re-energised
The uranium industry bounces back

Walkabout soars on graphite funding in Tanzania
Lindi Jumbo gets debt

Western Areas marches on track
March sees quarter on quarter improvement