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Visionflex Group has landed a $0.8 million contract to supply clinical hardware for NSW Health’s statewide Remote Patient Monitoring Digital Uplift, reinforcing its role in virtual healthcare expansion.

Ioneer Ltd has been conditionally awarded a long-term land lease by the U.S. Army to establish a critical boron processing facility at the Tooele Army Depot in Utah, marking a significant step in securing domestic defense supply chains.

Elixir Energy has wrapped up a 12-stage fracture stimulation at its Lorelle-3H appraisal well in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, placing all proppant as planned. The company is now milling out plugs ahead of a 30-day gas-condensate flow test that could validate commercial production potential.

Cooks Coffee lifted UK and Ireland store sales 22.8% to NZ$95.8 million in FY26, with EBITDA up 14% to NZ$1.39 million. Despite operational growth and debt reduction, net liabilities and liquidity pressures raise material going concern doubts.

2 Cheap Cars Group maintained steady revenue and profit in FY26 despite softer vehicle sales and regulatory headwinds, driven by strong EV demand and record finance and insurance penetration.

ArborGen Holdings reported a solid FY26 with record revenue driven by Brazil expansion and a 31% EBITDA increase, offsetting a challenging US market. Leadership changes and operational discipline mark the company’s path forward.

Turners Automotive Group posted a record $63.2 million normalised NPBT for FY26, beating guidance and declaring a 14% higher dividend as it accelerates branch expansion and ecosystem integration.

Winton Land's Chair and CEO Chris Meehan has taken immediate leave for health reasons amid a Board-led employment review, leaving leadership continuity uncertain.

Pacific Edge reported a $35.8 million loss in FY26 amid a 47% revenue drop following Medicare coverage loss, but a draft Medicare policy and $36.1 million capital raise set the stage for recovery.

BOA Resources (ASX: BOA) is set to acquire full ownership of the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits, adding a combined 5.3 million tonnes at 2.3% copper to its portfolio and expanding its Murchison Belt footprint ahead of a funded drilling campaign.

Australian Rare Earths (ASX: AR3) has announced a maiden Ore Reserve of 26 million tonnes at 920 ppm TREO for its Koppamurra Rare Earths Project, underpinned by a robust Pre-Feasibility Study delivering an A$858 million post-tax NPV and a rapid payback of less than one year.

SunRice reported a 4% rise in net profit after tax for FY26 to $73.3 million, maintaining an 8% EBITDA margin despite a 2.5% revenue decline. The company declared a record fully franked dividend of 70 cents per share but expects FY27 profit to fall amid a smaller Australian rice crop.