The Listed Podcast

Top Stories QUB — Qube Holdings shareholders to vote on $5.20 per share takeover scheme after court approval and unanimous board recommendation Qube Holdings has received Supreme Court of NSW approval to convene shareholder meetings to vote on a proposed scheme of arrangement under which a consortium comprising MAM, UniSuper and Pontegadea will acquire 100% of Qube shares at $5.20 cash per share....

Top Stories NXT — NEXTDC raises ~A$1.0 billion via institutional entitlement offer at $12.70 per share with 98% take-up rate NEXTDC successfully completed the institutional component of its 1-for-5.4 pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer, raising approximately A$1.0 billion at A$12.70 per share with near-total shareholder support. The 98% take-up rate is a striking endorsement of...

A Japanese mining giant hands a small ASX explorer a free ride on a US$20 million copper project. A micro cap picks up 93,000 hectares of Brazilian lithium ground from Rio Tinto for half a million dollars. And a tiny gold producer in regional NSW just shipped its first concentrate without spending a dollar on new mining. This is the end of the market where deals get done quietly — and today was bu...

A major REIT leaves the ASX for good. A Japanese mining giant backs an Arizona copper project with US$20 million. A gold-copper scoping study drops with a US$0.9 billion NPV. And somewhere in Zimbabwe, a company is about to drill for 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas. Not a quiet day. HEADLINE STORIES National Storage REIT (NSR) — Brookfield and GIC takeover becomes legally effective The Supreme Cour...

Top Stories NXT — NEXTDC launches A$2.2bn capital plan backed by record 667MW contracted utilisation after 250MW AI-driven contract wins NEXTDC has announced a 250MW surge in contracted utilisation at its S4 data centre in Western Sydney, lifting pro forma contracted utilisation 60% to 667MW since December 2025, driven by accelerating AI infrastructure demand. The company is launching a fully unde...

Top Stories WAF — West African Resources halted as Burkina Faso government moves to acquire additional 25% stake in Kiaka gold project West African Resources has entered a trading halt after the Burkina Faso government published a decree relating to the potential acquisition of an additional 25% stake in Kiaka SA — the subsidiary that owns WAF’s recently constructed Kiaka gold project. This is a m...

Top Stories VEA — Viva Energy halts trading after significant fire breaks out at Geelong Refinery Viva Energy has requested an immediate trading halt after a significant fire broke out at its Geelong Refinery — one of Australia’s key fuel refining assets and a core part of Viva’s business. The halt runs until the company releases a formal update or until market open on Monday, 20 April. Any materi...

Top Stories DUR — Duratec Ertech JV secures $281M Defence contract for HMAS Stirling submarine infrastructure upgrades Duratec’s 50:50 joint venture with Ertech has been awarded a $281 million contract to upgrade infrastructure at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, directly tied to the AUKUS partnership and Australia’s future submarine capability. Combined with a previously awarded $9.2M early wo...