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5. Expenses The loss before income tax includes the following expenses by nature: | | | June 30, 2026 A$ | | | June 30, 2025 A$ | | | June 30, 2024 A$ | | | Employee benefits expense | | | 1,297,676 | | | | 915,366 | | | | 755,300 | | | Share-based payments expense | | | 2,850,673 | | | | 948,505 | | | | 389,741 | | | Depreciation and amortisation | | | 131,411 | | | | 94,983 | | | | 28,419 | | | Exploration expenditure expensed | | | 151,370 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | Compliance and regulatory costs | | | 1,568,832 | | | | 533,782 | | | | 435,116 | | | Consulting expenses | | | 306,741 | | | | 500,844 | | | | 89,777 | | | Administration expenses | | | 381,981 | | | | 400,434 | | | | 313,509 | | | Other expenses | | | 189,049 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | Net foreign exchange loss | | | 89,234 | | | | 95,172 | | | | 5,558 | | | Total expenses | | | 6,966,967 | | | | 3,489,086 | | | | 2,017,420 | | Compliance and regulatory costs include $726,388 (2025: $nil) of costs of the proposed NASDAQ listing, which do not qualify for deduction from equity and are expensed as incurred.
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