Lunch Wrap: NAB culls 400, lithium stocks smoked as China flicks the switch

By lunch the ASX was barely flattish – banks were rallying on mass sackings and lithium was being torched by China’s supply whiplash.

Health Check: ASX asks Ramsay to ‘please explain’ post-results share slump

In response to an ASX query, Ramsay Health says its underlying full-year earnings were in the range of investors’ expectations.

Gold producer Ariana Resources bursts on to ASX today in $11m IPO

Ariana Resources hits the ASX boards today with a rare mix of production, a history of dividends and deep value.

Why government help may be setting up first-home buyers for failure

If someone earning $500k a year can’t save up enough cash on their own to buy a property without the government stepping in to help, surely there is a problem.

QMines adds another piece to the QLD puzzle with optimised Develin Creek feed

An optimisation study has confirmed the Scorpion-Window deposits at Develin Creek could feed a centralised processing plant planned by QMines in Central Queensland.