Australia – October 27, 2026 -- Rio Tinto has transferred ownership of the Argyle Pink DiamondsTM brand to luxury jewellery group Boodles, completing the transition on 1 October 2026.

Boodles acquires last Argyle pink diamond inventory and brand assets

Under the agreement, Boodles bought the last remaining Argyle pink diamond inventory. It also assumed ownership of a suite of trademarks tied to the brand, plus the associated website and digital marketing assets. The release did not disclose financial terms.

Sydney – October 24, 2026 -- Diraq, a University of New South Wales (UNSW) spin-out that builds quantum computers from modified standard transistors, expects chips with thousands of qubits as early as 2028 and universal fault-tolerant machines in the 2030s, according to founder and CEO Andrew Dzurak.

Melbourne – October 21, 2026 -- Telix will hold an in-person Research and Development Day in New York City on September 22, 2026, followed by a Capital Markets Day in Melbourne on November 4, 2026, giving institutional investors two scheduled windows into its strategy and pipeline.

Christchurch – October 19, 2026 -- Colossal has bought a giant moa egg from Artemis Gallery in Louisville, Colorado, and will return it to New Zealand for care under the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, with a repatriation ceremony planned for December.

The egg was found in New Zealand on January 14, 1966, and spent roughly six decades in a private American collection before it resurfaced at public auction. Auction records indicate it may come from a Moa Hunter-period burial site dating to around AD 1300. Further research is needed to confirm that provenance.

LONDON – October 19, 2026 -- Strategic advisory firm Hakluyt has appointed Julia Gillard, Australia's prime minister from 2010 to 2013 and current chair of Wellcome, to its international advisory board, effective immediately.

Melbourne – October 19, 2026 -- Helfie AI and UK-based Health Innovation South West have launched a partnership to evaluate smartphone-based hypertension screening in real-world healthcare settings, with a focus on people who face barriers to conventional care.

Boston – October 18, 2026 -- Aura (ASX: AXQ) will release its Q3 2026 financial results on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, before the ASX market opens, and will hold a webcast at 10:30am AEDT the same day to discuss results and business outlook.

Appendix 4C and activities report due Oct. 30

The online safety and wellbeing company will file its Appendix 4C and Quarterly Activities Report for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, on Friday, Oct. 30. That filing comes 13 days before the full Q3 results.

Perth – October 15, 2026 -- Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) increased ore stockpiles at its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi to approximately 149,000 tonnes, up about 24,000 tonnes, or 19%, from September 2026, as the company holds to a December 2026 target for first monazite concentrate.

The stockpile tonnage is derived from the project's existing Ore Reserve estimates, according to the company.

Sydney – October 15, 2026 -- Integrated Research (ASX: IRI) has launched Clarion, its first standalone SaaS product, giving employees and IT teams a shared real-time view of what is degrading calls and meetings. The product is available from 15 October 2026 with a 30-day free trial.

Geneva – October 14, 2026 -- Mercuria Group has agreed to a AUD 40,000,000 prepayment to Heritage Minerals, securing offtake rights to the first 210,000 ounces of gold in doré produced at the Mount Morgan mine in Queensland, Australia.

Mercuria locks in four years of Mount Morgan doré output

The offtake runs over a period of 4 years. Production is due to commence in Q4 2026, which makes the facility a financing bridge into the mine's restart of operations.