APA Group (ASX:APA | ASX:AP2) has progressed Stage 3 of its East Coast Gas Grid Expansion Plan, helping address expected gas shortages in southern Australia while increasing long term pipeline capacity.

🏗️ Stage 3 is expected to increase transport capacity by around 30%, taking total capacity growth across the network to more than 50% over the past five years.
💰 A $260 million investment has been approved to boost north to south gas flows, ensuring more domestic gas can reach southern states.
🚧 A further $220 million will fund early works for the Bulloo Interlink, including 342km of pipeline, supporting further expansion beyond 2028 (subject to approvals).

APA CEO and Managing Director Adam Watson commented:
“These capacity expansion investments by APA, along with future planned expansions, make it crystal clear that pipeline capacity will not be a constraint to solving projected east coast gas supply shortfalls.”

Alcidion Group Limited (ASX:ALC) has secured regulatory approval in both Australia and the United Kingdom for its Miya Precision Concept Detection capability, allowing the Company to commercially roll out its AI-powered clinical documentation tool in key markets.

🏥 The software is now registered as a Class I Medical Software Device in Australia and the UK, meaning it meets required healthcare standards and can be legally sold and used in both jurisdictions.
🤖 This approval removes a major barrier to sales, enabling ALC to offer the AI tool to existing customers and compete for new contracts that require certified medical software.
🌍 The milestone strengthens ALC’s position in the healthcare technology market and supports new revenue opportunities from AI enabled products.

Alcidion Managing Director and CEO Kate Quirke commented:
“Achieving regulatory registration in both Australia and the United Kingdom is an important milestone that clears the path for commercial deployment of our AI assisted clinical documentation capabilities across our two largest markets… this registration allows us to deliver this capability across our existing customer base and to new customers in regulated environments.”

If you’ve ever wondered how everyday investors get exposure to some of the world’s most powerful private companies, this is worth knowing. Many household names you see here - like, OpenAI - aren’t listed on the stock market at all. But that doesn’t mean they’re completely out of reach. In Australia, ASX-listed vehicles like Pengana Private Equity Trust (ASX:PE1) invest in hundreds of private companies globally. The key takeaway? You don’t need to be a billionaire or a venture capitalist to access parts of the private market. Sometimes, exposure to the world’s biggest private companies can come through a single ASX-listed investment.

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Superloop (ASX:SLC) has agreed to acquire Lynham Networks Pty Ltd, the parent company of Lightning Broadband, , strengthening its position as a national fibre challenger and accelerating the growth of its Smart Communities strategy. The Lightning Broadband acquisition expands SLC’s reach in new housing estates and apartment developments helping to position the Company as a key last mile fibre provider in fast growing areas.
Lightning Broadband’s strong presence in multi dwelling buildings complements SLC’s existing expertise in broadacre and build to rent projects, creating a more diversified and resilient development pipeline.
By merging the two networks, SLC can drive operating efficiencies, improve network reliability, and deepen long term relationships with developers and property groups, in the process supporting sustainable, recurring revenue growth for SLC.Superloop’s CEO Paul Tyler commented:
"This acquisition is a critical step in our plan to build our Smart Communities asset base with significant scale and value." "With a combined built and contracted book of approximately 170,000 lots, we have clear visibility of long-term sustainable growth."

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Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE) has reported new drilling results at its Monte Alto Project, reinforcing the potential for a globally significant rare earth and critical minerals operation.

⛏️ Recent drilling confirms high grade mineralisation of rare earth and critical minerals, identifying new growth corridors to support the expansion of Monte Alto’s footprint to at least 1.2km.
🪨 The results strengthen confidence in the project’s value and development potential, underpinning future Mineral Resource Estimates and advancing the case for processing facilities and commercialisation.
🌍 Step out drilling provide clear visibility of growth opportunities, improving strategic planning and improving the optionality for further expansions of the project.

Brazilian Rare Earths CEO and Managing Director Bernardo da Veiga commented:
“Monte Alto has quickly become the most significant rare earth discovery worldwide - pairing large-scale potential with exceptional rare earth grades and valuable critical mineral co-enrichment… These results materially increase our confidence in both the scale of the ultra-high-grade mineralised envelope and the potential for further extensions well beyond the current footprint.”

Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX:VMM) has reported new infill and exploration drilling results at its Colossus Project in Brazil, strengthening resource confidence and expanding the high-grade footprint within the Northern Concessions.

⛏️ Viridis’s infill drilling has delivered high-grade results exceeding expectations in rare earth deposits of TREO, with elevated Dysprosium and Terbium, strengthening confidence outlined in the Pre-Feasibility Study.
📈 Drilling has outperformed the existing block model, supporting expectations of a feed-grade uplift in the upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate update and adding to the potential for improved project economics.
🌍 Parallel greenfield exploration east of the Northern Concessions Brazil is targeting extensions to known mineralisation, with the aim of extending mine life and increasing development flexibility across the broader asset.

Viridis Mining and Minerals Managing Director, Rafael Moreno commented:
“The high-grade RC infill results from the Northern Concessions continue to confirm strong continuity, supporting conversion to Measured classification ahead of Final Investment Decision targeted for Q3 2026. This upgrade will underpin an updated Reserve and further strengthen project bankability as we complete the DFS and financing process in the coming months.”

Far East Gold (ASX:FEG) is advancing a quality portfolio of six copper and gold projects across Indonesia and Australia, underpinned by combined JORC resources of 1.54Moz gold and 190Mlb copper. During the quarter, the Company delivered high-grade drilling results at the Idenburg Project in Papua, expanded mineralised zones at Sua and North Bermol, progressed permitting milestones, and recommenced drilling at Mount Clark West in Queensland following a wet-season pause. Managing Director and CEO Shane Menere joins The Stock Network’s Lel Smits to discuss the latest drilling success, regulatory progress and how Far East Gold is positioning for sustained discovery-driven growth across its portfolio.

🇮🇩 High-grade growth at Idenburg – Sua and North Bermol, Indonesia
⚒️ Strong newsflow across multiple projects
🌏 Mount Clark West – copper upside in Queensland