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Is This Dividend Stock a Buy for 2026 After Rising 265% in 2025?

Anglogold Ashanti shares have soared this year amid a spike in gold prices. While the shares might take a breather for now, it is a buy-on-the-dip candidate for 2026.

Barchart · Dec 5, 2025

‘Mineral’ sunscreens marketed to Australians contain almost identical chemicals as others, testing shows

Exclusive: UNSW researchers found protection in products usually marketed as ‘natural’ is also contained in cheaper alternatives

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025

Guinea-Bissau general sworn in as transitional president following coup

Guinea-Bissau’s military has installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president for one year, a statement said, one day after they deposed the country's president in a swift power grab that followed a disputed election.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 27, 2025

Why Aussie Players Love the Thrill of “Almost Winning” Pokies

Australians don’t just chase jackpots; we chase the feeling that a jackpot is one nudge away.

inkl · Nov 10, 2025

At Sydney’s mighty arms convention, weapons are sold as ‘solutions’. No one mentions the people they will target

As protesters outside condemn war, inside the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition the defence minister praises the ‘beautiful, menacing and extremely cool’ technology on show

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2025

Australians still betting big on Melbourne Cup, despite many saying they’re losing interest in race

But money spent betting on horse racing overall has sharply declined amid cost-of-living pressures and regulation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025

This Dividend Stock Has Fallen as Gold Prices Crash. Should You Buy You Buy the Dip or Stay Far Away?

Gold mining stocks have tumbled after the precious metal’s crash. However, gold’s long-term story looks intact, and Anglogold Ashanti looks like a good dividend stock to buy in the gold mining space.

Barchart · Oct 28, 2025

Children under 14 are incapable of evil and should be protected from criminal responsibility, NSW review finds

Review was led by former supreme court judge turned parole authority chair Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW police deputy commissioner Jeffrey Loy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2025

East coast to sizzle after record October temperatures in Australia’s west

Multiple locations across Australia’s eastern states are facing temperatures up to 18C above average over the coming week, BoM says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025

Controversial FoI changes sparked after staff complained getting emails every 5 minutes may ‘jam something’

Attorney general says online regulator received nearly 600 freedom of information requests in a short period of time from an ‘automated generator’ and ‘this is why the system is broken’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025