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‘A half-carat isn’t going to cut it’:The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution

‘A half-carat isn’t going to cut it’:The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution

Would you still covet a diamond if it had been grown in a lab? Welcome to the debate dividing the jewellery world and brides alike.

  • bySian Powell
Diamond day for the old girl
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Diamond day for the old girl

75 years down,onward for the century.

Rare WA pink diamond mine supplying 90 per cent of world's coloured diamonds closes

Rare WA pink diamond mine supplying 90 per cent of world's coloured diamonds closes

The iconic Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia's Kimberley region has closed down after 37 years of operation.

  • byHamish Hastie
Good Weekend Talks:The end of the pink diamond?

Good Weekend Talks:The end of the pink diamond?

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,senior writer Amanda Hooton is joined by jewellery designer John Calleija for a discussion about an Australian geological rarity and raw luxury export success story:the pink diamond.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Even diamonds are on discount in the coronavirus slump

Even diamonds are on discount in the coronavirus slump

De Beers has cut prices for smaller diamonds in its latest move to draw customers back to the market after the pandemic froze up trading in precious stones.

  • byThomas Biesheuvel
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Diamonds are a computer engineer's best friend

Diamonds are a computer engineer's best friend

Australian scientists have developed working diamond computer chips,opening the possibility of cheaper,faster and more powerful electronics.

  • byStuart Layt
'Diamond'Joe Gutnick's company insolvent after'dishonest'transactions

'Diamond'Joe Gutnick's company insolvent after'dishonest'transactions

Merlin Diamonds Limited has been wound up and liquidators have been appointed after a scathing Federal Court judgment about its business practices.

  • byMichael Bachelard
Son of Italian senator sues over Christie's sale of $58m diamond

Son of Italian senator sues over Christie's sale of $58m diamond

Christie's insists that the family members have no proof the diamond belongs to them.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Diamonds aren't everything for code-juggler Brazill

Diamonds aren't everything for code-juggler Brazill

By all sporting measures,it's been a sensational season for Ash Brazill,but the real prize is due later in the year. On Boxing Day,in fact.

  • byVince Rugari
Russian doll-type diamond found with another gem inside

Russian doll-type diamond found with another gem inside

Alrosa has found a small,but unique,diamond that has another gem moving freely inside it,resembling a traditional Russian Matryoshka doll.

  • byYuliya Fedorinova