Australia`s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has invested A$7.95 million into an ASX-listed explorer G50 Corp (ASX:G50) through her private company, Hancock Prospecting, as part of a A$26.25 million capital raising.

The investment will see Hancock become a cornerstone shareholder with a stake of around 5.4% while the funds will accelerate drilling and exploration across G50`s Golconda Gold-Silver-Gallium Project in Arizona and White Caps Gold Project in Nevada.

The backing not only strengthens G50`s balance sheet to fast-track exploration but also highlights continued investor appetite for quality gold and critical minerals projects, particularly those located in the United States.

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Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) completes commissioning and performance testing of its first full-scale commercial PHOSPHIX® phosphate removal plant in Europe, marking a key commercial milestone for the company`s water treatment technology.

💧 Commercial milestone: The PHOSPHIX® plant, delivered with Enva in Ireland, becomes Clean TeQ Water`s first commercial operating reference in Europe following its successful commissioning and testing.
✅ Performance exceeds targets: Independent laboratory testing showed phosphate concentrations below 0.1 mg/L, exceeding the contractual requirement of 1.0 mg/L by more than tenfold, while the plant also operated above its designed hydraulic capacity.
🌍 Growth platform: The successful deployment provides a commercial reference plant for prospective customers and strengthens Clean TeQ Water`s position to pursue new industrial and municipal phosphate removal opportunities across Europe as environmental regulations tighten.
"Today`s announcement marks the successful commercial deployment of PHOSPHIX® at full industrial scale, consistently delivering phosphate concentrations well below contractual requirements while exceeding design throughput." – Peter Voigt, CEO

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Gwardar Resources has listed on the ASX with the ticker code of GRS. It is a mining explorer that has entered into Acquisition Agreements to wholly acquire the Doolgunna and Kurnalpi Projects located in Western Australia. The Doolgunna Project lies within the Murchison Mineral Field, while the Kurnalpi Project is located within the Eastern Goldfields. The proceeds of Gwardar Resources’ IPO raising will fund initial exploration activities at these projects, both of which are prospective for gold and base metals.

Media: The Stock Network, Lel Smits

Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) advances the development of its Biochip medical diagnostics platform, progressing it towards a clinically deployable device, and expanding its sensing capabilities ahead of planned engagement with the U.S. FDA.

🩺 Clinical development: Archer Materials has commenced industrial design of a clinical-ready potassium testing device, focusing on usability, manufacturability and regulatory readiness as it moves beyond core technology development.
🔬 Technology progress: The Company integrates haemolysis sensing into its Biochip platform, detecting plasma free haemoglobin at clinically relevant levels to help improve the accuracy of point-of-care potassium testing.
💊 Platform expansion: Archer Materials also demonstrates clinically relevant lithium sensing with its Biochip prototype, supporting the platform`s potential for additional point-of-care blood tests beyond potassium monitoring.

"This is an important inflection point for the Company and our Biochip program as we advance qualification and product development in parallel, while continuing to reduce technical risk." – Dr. Simon Ruffell, Archer Materials CEO

Alurion Resources has listed on the ASX with the ticker code of ALU. The company is a demerged entity that owns the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project previously held by Brazilian Rare Earths Limited. This project, located in Bahia, one of Brazil’s established mining states, comes with some 57,000 metres of historical drilling and extensive geological and geophysical datasets. Exploration activities undertaken to date at Amargosa have already delivered a globally significant JORC Mineral Resource Estimate. First stage development of the project will comprise a direct-ship-bauxite operation targeting high-grade gibbsitic bauxite and a Scoping Study base case with attaching average per annum production and mine life metrics.

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InteliCare Holdings (ASX:ICR) expands its partnership with Hardi Aged Care, with the provider increasing its deployment following expansion of the latter client’s Blacktown facility.

🏥 Expansion: Hardi Aged Care has added 84 beds at Blacktown, generating additional hardware, implementation and recurring SaaS revenue for InteliCare Holdings.
📈 Contract growth: The Blacktown expansion and initial Nurse Call rollout increase the Hardi Aged Care contract value by 13%, with four more facilities still to be deployed.
🤖 Network rollout: Hardi Aged Care is progressively rolling out InteliCare Holdings’ Nurse Call solution across all six aged care facilities.

"Hardi`s decision to deploy the InteliCare solution within its expanded Blacktown facility as well as the roll out of InteliCare`s Nurse Call Solution across its network is a strong vote of confidence in InteliCare from a long-term valued customer." – InteliCare Holdings CEO Angus Cameron

Teaminvest Private Group (ASX:TIP) owns the Teaminvest investing platform, bringing together a community of self-directed investors to move beyond speculation by applying a disciplined, long-term investment frameworks. Head of Funds Management and Education, Sanjee Narendran, joins Lel Smits from The Stock Network to discuss the principles behind successful long-term investing, how experienced investors separate quality from hype, and why a proven framework can deliver more consistent investment outcomes through all market cycles.

🔍 Why most investors underperform despite doing the research
🏘️ How to identify long-term Wealth Winners®
🚀 Investing through market volatility

As ETFs continue to grow in popularity, investors are increasingly comparing active and passive strategies to understand which approach may best suit their investment goals. In this Women in ETF’s Education Spotlight, The Stock Network’s Lel Smits is joined by Kanish Chugh, Head of ETF Sales at PIMCO Australia, to discuss the key differences between active and passive ETFs, how each strategy works, and what investors should consider when building portfolios.

📊 Understanding active vs passive ETFs
📈 Benefits of passive investing
🎯 The role of active ETFs
⚖️ Choosing between active and passive
💡 Common misconceptions