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Transurban Group has agreed to pay $4.5 billion for Canada’s pension fund’s stakes in three major Sydney toll roads, lifting its ownership of Westlink M7, NorthConnex and WestConnex. The debt-funded transaction is expected to support long-term free cash growth, but still requires regulatory and contractual approvals.

ClearVue Technologies reported just A$108,484 of FY2026 revenue against an A$11.86 million loss, while consuming A$8.69 million in operating cash. The solar-glazing developer says certifications, international partners and an 80-project pipeline have strengthened its platform, but the next test is converting those assets into cash revenue.

Battery Age Minerals finished FY26 with stronger cash reserves and drilling progress across Austria and Argentina, but warned that further funding or asset realisations are needed to sustain planned exploration. The company reported a $4.97 million loss, including a $2.60 million non-cash charge linked to its diluted Eminence Minerals holding.

oOh!media’s $1.68-per-share takeover by I Squared Capital has cleared another formal milestone, with the scheme booklet now registered by ASIC. The independent expert considers the offer fair and reasonable, but shareholders must still vote before the proposed 26 November implementation.

Hallenstein Glasson delivered a sharp lift in FY2026 profit as sales, margins and Australian trading strengthened. The NZX-listed retailer also raised its full-year dividend to 69 cents per share, while warning that early FY2027 sales growth is unlikely to persist at the same pace.

The NSW Independent Casino Commission will keep The Star Sydney’s casino licence suspended, with manager Nick Weeks extended until 30 June 2027. The regulator cited unresolved governance, leadership and culture issues, recent allegations and pending AUSTRAC civil proceedings.

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT is using US asset sales to lower leverage and concentrate capital on its Australian data centre pipeline, led by the fully funded 88MW SYD1 project. The strategy comes alongside a $100.8 million statutory loss, higher distributions and FY27 guidance for 15.0 cents per security.

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) reported a $49.7 million FY26 statutory loss, suspended distributions and received an unmodified audit opinion that nevertheless highlighted a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The key unresolved issue is the transfer of 10 Healthscope hospitals to alternative operators.

Kelsian Group delivered record FY26 earnings and lifted its fully franked dividend, while preparing to become a more focused bus, coach and ferry operator. The next test is execution: completing the conditional tourism sale, mobilising new contracts and delivering against FY27 EBITDA guidance.

Latrobe Magnesium has moved its demonstration plant into the final installation stage for magnesium metal, but its annual report flags a material uncertainty over whether the loss-making group can continue as a going concern. The company had $1.09 million in cash at 30 June and has since secured an $8.5 million equity raising to fund commissioning and corporate costs.

Australian Rare Earths has converted Koppamurra from an exploration story into a defined rare earths development case, with an A$858 million after-tax PFS NPV and a maiden Ore Reserve. The next test is less geological than financial: the company must fund the path from pilot processing to construction while carrying a material going-concern warning.

Adisyn has moved closer to commercialising its graphene platform after independently verified sub-300°C deposition, a US patent allowance and a new defence technology arm. The progress came alongside a A$7.83 million statutory loss, A$4.47 million in operating cash outflows and a heavily judgement-based A$42.1 million technology asset.