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James Hardie Industries posted a 64% jump in Q1 FY27 net sales to $1.475 billion, powered by the AZEK acquisition and solid organic growth. The company exceeded EBITDA guidance and raised its full-year outlook, targeting robust sales and cash flow growth amid cautious housing market assumptions.

Kinatico Limited reports a robust FY26 with SaaS revenue growth driving total revenue up 9.4% to $35.2 million and net profit after tax soaring 78.5% to $2.0 million, underpinned by its AI-native compliance platform.

REA Group Ltd (ASX:REA) posted a robust FY26 with revenue up 7% to A$1.793 billion and core net profit rising 15% to A$682 million, supported by record audience engagement and strategic AI investments.

Promisia Healthcare is set to acquire Chatswood Retirement Village in Christchurch for $25 million, bolstering its East Christchurch presence and promising immediate earnings accretion.

Brightstar Resources is on track to deliver 75,000 ounces per annum from its Goldfields hub by mid-2027, backed by a new processing plant and strong project economics, while progressing its Sandstone project toward a Tier-1 development with a 2.9 million ounce resource.

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has lodged a binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals, offering a 29.9% premium over a rival bid and proposing a SpinCo demerger of Hammer's WA gold assets. The deal would create a larger, more diversified Queensland copper producer with operational synergies and enhanced exploration potential.

Clarity Pharmaceuticals bolsters its commercial readiness with a $178.3 million cash reserve and a key US manufacturing agreement, while clinical trials for its prostate cancer imaging and therapeutic agents progress with promising data.

4DMedical has secured a pivotal three-year contract with SimonMed Imaging to deploy its CT:VQ™ lung imaging technology across over 170 US outpatient centres, while FY26 revenue rose 23% to $7.2 million on record scan volumes and global expansion.

Silver Mines has unveiled a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Bowdens Silver Project, confirming a 26-year mine life and lifting ore reserves to 93.5 million ounces of silver with robust economics and strategic land acquisition.

Fortescue Metals Group delivered a record 201.3 million tonnes of iron ore shipments in FY26, maintaining cost control despite inflation and advancing its green energy projects. The company flagged a US$525 million impairment on Iron Bridge but remains focused on decarbonisation and growth.

Aurora Labs marked its commercial debut by delivering AU4 micro gas turbine propulsion systems to Sovereign Propulsion Systems, while securing a $1 million government grant to scale production and formalising a strategic defence partnership with MBDA.

AdAlta has completed a key US$1 million milestone payment securing rights to its lead CAR-T therapy EW-001 outside Greater China, progressed Australian manufacturing with first runs expected late 2026, and is preparing for a critical pre-IND meeting with the US FDA.