29/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Australian Government has provisionally approved a new import classification for synthetic diamonds after discussions with CIBJO and the Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA).
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29/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
This year’s International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF) is living up to its theme of ‘Unity’, with Leading Edge Group Jewellers confirming it too will include its buying days within the framework of the trade show.
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25/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Embattled billionaire Nirav Modi is in police custody in London, days after a British court issued a warrant for his arrest over foreign charges.
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25/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Following the decision last month to run its annual members’ events in conjunction with this year’s International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF), Showcase Jewellers has also agreed to incorporate its buying days into the Fair itself.
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19/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Two jewellery design competitions featuring Australia’s national gem are now open, with cash and gemstone prizes available.
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19/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
After more than 10 years of struggle, plans for a national opal museum in the town of Lightning Ridge have been approved, with $19 million of the $35 million budget funded by federal, state and local governments.
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18/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The US-based Diamond Producers Association (DPA) in association with Signet Jewelers have released the results of their synthetic diamond detector test.
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18/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Indian authorities are demanding answers after fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi surfaced in London earlier this month.
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18/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Pandora International’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Peder Tuborgh, has announced plans to appoint his successor.
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18/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has released a new “Do’s and Don’ts” guide to ethical and responsible gem handling and trading, covering diamonds, colour gemstones, pearls and precious coral.
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05/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The market for synthetic diamonds has seen its margins slashed in the past six months, with the wholesale price for the gems falling by up to 60 per cent, according to an analysis by De Beers.
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05/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Gemfields has completed a state-of-the-art ruby sorting house at its Montepuez mine in northern Mozambique – the first of its kind in the world.
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05/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Jewellery Design Awards are returning to the International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF), with entries open from late March.
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05/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A 27-year-old Brisbane man has faced court over the attempted armed robbery of a jewellery store in the Queensland city.
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04/03/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The US-based Diamond Producers Association (DPA) launched the next phase of its flagship ‘Real is Rare, Real is a Diamond’ campaign on Oscars night, February 24.
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