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Aurora Labs has appointed Andrew Garth as chief executive, moving former CEO Rebekah Letheby into a newly focused chief operating role. The reshuffle is intended to separate commercial strategy from technical execution as the company pursues scaled manufacturing and defence opportunities.

First Graphene has signed a three-year agreement with Turkish manufacturer Aeropreg to develop and potentially commercialise PureGRAPH-enhanced carbon fibre prepreg. The partnership offers a clearer route into aerospace, defence and automotive supply chains, but commercial launch remains dependent on trial results.

6K Additive has completed a six-year, US$27.4 million secured loan with the US Export-Import Bank to expand production of critical metal powders in Pennsylvania. The financing gives the company access to project funding through June 2028, but the final interest rate and the expansion’s eventual output remain to be established.

Sunrise Energy Metals has signed a scheme deed to move its parent company from Australia to Delaware and make Nasdaq its primary listing, while retaining ASX exposure through CDIs. The proposed one-for-one exchange remains subject to shareholder, court, regulatory and listing approvals.

Sigma Lithium has temporarily halted all mining and industrial production at its Grota do Cirilo operation in Brazil while awaiting a Federal Court of Appeals ruling over an environmental dispute involving Quilombola community rights. The company is maintaining its FY2027 production target of 330,000 tonnes, but has delayed its 240,000-tonne 12-month guidance by three months.

BSA is proposing to acquire aerial infrastructure technology business Eonetics in a largely scrip-based transaction that would leave the sellers with about 39.9% of BSA. The deal remains non-binding, with one seller yet to sign and multiple approvals still required.

Sunrise Energy Metals has told ASX that two December 2025 placements became proposed equity issues only after binding terms were executed and board approval obtained. The response comes after ASX questioned the timing of disclosure, the identity of the investor and sharp movements in SRL’s share price and trading volume.

Group 6 Metals has posted a dramatic FY26 turnaround, with revenue reaching $129.0 million and net profit after tax rising to $148.2 million. The stronger balance sheet now faces its next test: converting stockpile-fed production and newly started underground mining into repeatable cash generation.

Civmec delivered double-digit earnings growth in FY26, with its new defence arm helping lift the order book to A$1.4 billion. The stronger profit came alongside a sharp working-capital squeeze that left operating cash flow negative after investment in growth.

Eden Innovations has transformed its balance sheet, cutting interest-bearing liabilities from $16.97 million to negligible levels after year-end. But revenue fell 19%, the Group remained deeply loss-making and its auditor flagged a material uncertainty over going concern.

Thrive Tribe Technologies has repositioned WooBoard and REFFIND towards defence and workforce software, but its FY26 annual report flags a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The pivot follows a $3.66 million loss, $2.57 million operating cash outflow and another $1 million placement after year-end.

Lakes Blue Energy reported a $19.67 million FY26 loss, ended the year with just $433,804 in cash and disclosed a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. Its key Wombat-5 well found gas-bearing zones but failed to establish commercial deliverability, leaving the company dependent on further remediation, flow testing and capital.