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GPT Management Holdings Limited reported a substantial net loss of $40.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, despite a 31.7% increase in total revenues to $340 million. No dividends were declared, signaling a cautious outlook amid challenging conditions.

BlueScope Steel’s half-year results for December 2024 reveal a sharp 63% decline in underlying NPAT amid lower steel spreads and rising costs, yet the company raises its interim dividend and extends its share buy-back program, signaling confidence in a recovering second half.

Scorpion Minerals Limited has had its trading suspension lifted following an announcement about a potential joint venture and capital raising, signaling renewed market activity.

Scorpion Minerals has expanded its footprint in the Murchison Gold Province through a strategic farm-in and joint venture agreement with E79 Gold Mines, aiming to earn a 70% stake in the Jungar Flats Gold Project. Supported by a $1.5 million placement, the company is poised to commence drilling on high-grade targets imminently.

E79 Gold Mines has entered a strategic earn-in and joint venture agreement with Scorpion Minerals over the Jungar Flats Project, enabling E79 to reduce expenditure while focusing on promising gold and copper-gold projects elsewhere.

Charter Hall Retail REIT reported a 3.0% same property net property income growth and a stable 98.7% occupancy rate in its 2025 half-year results, while integrating the Hotel Property Investments acquisition to enhance future income growth.

Charter Hall Retail REIT reported a strong turnaround with a statutory profit of $108.6 million for the half year ending December 2024, despite a 7% dip in operating earnings. The REIT maintained its interim distribution at 12.30 cents per unit amid ongoing portfolio adjustments and rising finance costs.

AMP Limited’s 2024 results reveal a 43% drop in statutory net profit to $150 million, offset by a 15.1% rise in underlying profit to $236 million, alongside the completion of its Advice business sale and the launch of a new digital bank.

Civmec’s 1H FY25 results reveal robust revenue growth and a strong balance sheet, underpinned by a diversified project pipeline and strategic moves into naval shipbuilding and material handling equipment manufacturing.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield delivered robust FY-2024 results with a 7% rise in like-for-like EBITDA and adjusted recurring EPS surpassing guidance, supported by strong retail and convention business performance. The company also announced a 40% increase in its proposed dividend, reflecting confidence in its financial health and strategic asset management.

Tivan Limited has accelerated development of its Sandover Fluorite Project in the Northern Territory, unveiling ultra high-grade assay results and a detailed exploration and approvals program targeting drilling in late 2025.

Bounty Oil & Gas, through its joint venture operator Asset Energy, has initiated a judicial review against the refusal to vary and extend the PEP-11 offshore petroleum exploration permit. The legal challenge could reshape the future of this key Sydney Basin asset.