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Austal USA chief retires after accounting error

businessnews.com.auFeb 19, 2026

A week after an accounting error forced Austal to downgrade its earnings guidance by 18 per cent, the President of its US operations, at which the mistake occurred, has announced her retirement.

PLS to restart mothballed Ngungaju lithium plant

businessnews.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Pilbara lithium miner PLS Group has made the call to revive its mothballed Ngungaju lithium processing plant amid a modest rebound in prices from the depths of the battery metal's downturn.

Unemployment steady at 4.1pc

businessnews.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 per cent in January, remaining stubbornly tight ahead of the Reserve Bank's March rates decision.