← Top storiesDeal● Neutral for Indian equitiesForeign bid highlights Australia’s battle to forge a gold champion1 source · first seen 07:46 2 Oct · updated 07:46 2 OctThe briefWritten from 1 report · check the source before you tradeSouth African rival Gold Fields has offered $27bn for Northern StarTags on this storyPick a tag to see all its storiesNorthern Star1 todayGold Fields1 todayAustralia3 todayGold24 todayRead the reports1 report · earliest 07:46Financial TimesForeign bid highlights Australia’s battle to forge a gold champion07:46