June
Man accused of using inside information to trade shares
Duncan Stewart, charged with four counts of insider trading of Kidman Resources stock, will face a criminal trial in Melbourne next month.
- Elouise Fowler
May
Magistrate to decide if alleged Kidman insider trader faces trial
A magistrate will decide next week if Duncan Stewart will face a criminal trial for allegedly buying shares in lithium miner Kidman Resources with inside information.
- Elouise Fowler
Kidman Resources boss ‘likely’ source of insider information, court hears
The corporate cop claims Martin Donohue “is the most likely source” of inside information relied on by his brother-in-law Duncan Stewart to buy shares in the firm.
- Elouise Fowler
Market speculation may justify share buys: ASIC insider trading case
Duncan Stewart is charged with buying Kidman shares in April 2019 while aware that Wesfarmers had made a proposal to buy the company.
- Elouise Fowler
October 2023
Can brains disrupt Australia’s lithium mining brawn?
Some of the world’s biggest and smallest companies reckon technology can disrupt Australia’s lithium boom by unlocking vast new supplies and crushing prices.
- Peter Ker
November 2019
Wesfarmers share rally: 'It's not a bank'
Wesfarmers is reaping the rewards of a demerger as well as an investor preference for solid, stable companies with a decent yield.
- Sarah Turner
September 2019
Road to redemption: Inside Kidman's $776m deal with Wesfarmers
How Kidman Resources founder Martin Donohue went from shamed stockbroker to doing lithium deals with SQM, Tesla, Mitsui, LG Chem and ultimately one of Australia's most respected companies.
- Brad Thompson
Kidman's Martin Donohue almost $10 million richer
Believe it or not, Wesfarmers now has a lithium division.
- Myriam Robin
Wesfarmers keeps faith in lithium ahead of Kidman shareholder vote
Rob Scott-led conglomerate backs $776 million takeover to deliver as battery mineral takes a battering.
- Brad Thompson
August 2019
SQM has more bad news for Aussie lithium miners
An oversupply of lithium is denting Chilean giant SQM's profits, but a desire to win back market share will see it dramatically increase production in more bad news for Aussie lithium miners.
- Peter Ker and Tim Boyd
June 2019
Rob Scott flags more investments in the electric vehicles sector
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has faced tough questions from analysts about the wisdom of electric vehicle-based investments and teaming up with SQM.
- Brad Thompson
Commodity House the big winner from Wesfarmers' Kidman deal
A top six shareholder in takeover target Kidman Resources was bought for $2.
- Peter Ker
May 2019
Alliance gives Galaxy front row seats to next lithium IPO
When Galaxy Resources started buying shares in lithium exporter Alliance Mineral Assets, it was securing more than just a valuable acquisition option.
- Peter Ker
Warning that lithium prices may fall a further 25pc
The year-long slide in lithium prices is not over, according to Chilean producer SQM, even as demand for the mineral will jump 17 per cent this year.
- Peter Ker
Investors wary of more cost blowouts on Wesfarmers lithium deal
Rob Scott-led Wesfarmers has locked in support of a global lithium giant and taken a big step toward electric vehicle exposure.
- Brad Thompson
Albemarle warns on Wodgina if lithium demand is soft
US giant Albemarle will switch off its new lithium asset in Western Australia's Pilbara region if demand for the battery commodity proves to be weak.
- Peter Ker
Kidman not aware of rival bids as shares exceed Wesfarmers' offer
Kidman shares might be trading above Wesfarmers' offer price, but chairman John Pizzey says he is not aware of rival suitors for his lithium company.
- Peter Ker
Battery makers move slower on hydroxide, says US lithium producer
The battery trend boosting the viability of Australian lithium miners is progressing slower than expected, according to US lithium producer Livent.
- Peter Ker
Kidman Resources chief had a rocky start
If some bluechip institutional investors are jittery about the proposed acquisition, the rather unconventional history of Kidman chief Martin Donohue won't give them comfort.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Lithium
Kidman cashes in on Wesfarmers' electric dreams
Five years ago Martin Donohue went looking for Western Australian gold and found the world's third-biggest lithium deposit.
- Matthew Stevens