‘Exploring new ways’: Big banks want to share regional branches

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 7, 2026

Australia’s big banks have asked for an exemption to competition law to co-operate on plans for regional banking hubs.

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Platina chases strike extensions at emerging Laverton gold play

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Forrestania revives WA wheatbelt mine with 223,000oz gold boost

Forrestania Resources has defined a maiden 223,300-ounce gold resource at its Tampia project near Merredin in WA, bolstering its new Westonia hub-and-spoke processing strategy.

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Auric boosts gold bounty 50% with bargain WA buy

Auric Mining has locked in its WA Union Jack acquisition for $9.5m in cash and shares, lifting the company’s global resource by 51% to 301,000 mine-ready gold ounces.

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Rich Côte d’Ivoire gold strike sends Dalaroo soaring

Dalaroo Metals soared 106% to close at 15.5c after jagging high-grade gold in Côte d’Ivoire, landing 18m at 7.31g/t gold and a broad hit of 23m at 2.14g/t from surface.

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Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for investors.

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ASX wavers as banks decline, gold miners shine; Wall Street hits record

The Australian sharemarket dithered in Wednesday’s session, in contrast to Wall Street’s record-setting rally, as local traders tiptoed around rising bond yields and oil prices.