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Shares in Vulcan Energy plunged in early trading after the lithium producer announced the completion of a €398 million ($710 million) institutional placement and entitlement offer.

National Storage REIT has entered a trading halt on the ASX, pending an announcement in relation to a "potential control transaction" for all the shares in the self-storage provider.

Labor has secured a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said it will limit high debt-to-income (DTI) home lending to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system.

Australian shares are poised to open higher after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched gains overnight, as tech stocks rallied ahead of Nvidia's highly anticipated third-quarter earnings.

AI-powered e-commerce startup Keeyu has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Melbourne VC firm Rampersand.

3D product design startup Fabra has raised $2.8 million in a pre-seed funding round, with investment from January Capital, Side Stage Ventures, Concept Ventures and Li & Fung.

Network-as-a-service provider Megaport has entered a trading halt on the ASX, pending the announcement of a "material corporate acquisition" and a related equity raise.

Shares of Alliance Aviation Services have been suspended from trading immediately, after the airline warned that its full-year earnings are set to be "materially lower" than consensus estimates.

Ocean robotics startup Hullbot has raised $16 million in a Series A round, with plans to grow production capacity, evolve larger robotic systems and establish more international service hubs.