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Siren Gold’s recently appointed chief executive officer Zane Padman told Bulls N’ Bears: “This funding allows us to fast-track our growth strategy by running drill programs and field exploration in parallel across multiple assets. “Sams Creek, Langdons, and Queen Charlotte each offer distinct value, and our strategy is designed to unlock that potential in parallel. A highly anticipated mineral resource update and scoping study will follow Sams Creek drilling, while at Langdons and Queen Charlotte, our immediate focus is on generating and testing high-impact drill targets. “It’s an exciting time for Siren as we unlock value across a portfolio aligned…

Austin Butler on not being invited to THIS wedding tradition: Watch Austin Butler has recently shared his grievance on not being invited to one particular wedding tradition. The Elvis star made an appearance on SubwayTakes where host Kareen Rahma asked about his views.Butler responded, “I don’t think it’s fair that I’ve never been invited to a bachelor party.”However, the Dune: Part Two actor said that it “seems like such a fun time”.When the comedian asked why he never got the invite even though he “finds him a fun guy”.“I like to think I’m a fun guy,” echoed Oscar nominee.Rahma noted…

Off the icy continent’s coast lives a pale pink octopus that hunts bristle worms and shrimp-like crustaceans across the sea floor.“They occur all the way around Antarctica, so they’re a circumpolar species,” Strugnell explains over the phone from an oyster conference in Tahiti.“They occur from shallow depths down to a little over a kilometre.”The pink octopuses grow to about 15 centimetres and live all around Antarctica.Credit: Pete HarmsenThis species, called the Turquet’s octopus, doesn’t have a larval stage, unlike many other marine species that drift in the water column for long distances. They also don’t travel very far as adults.Distinct…

He told stewards his view was supported by earlier races.LoadingMelham said he had intentionally moved off the rail on Shaggy after rounding the home turn, but his horse shifted abruptly and became unbalanced when contacting another runner, Shining Smile. As a result, he said, Shaggy had shifted wider on the track than he had hoped.Stewards noted the jockey’s comments in their report but said a “betting overview of the race will be conducted”.A betting overview involves stewards analysing the total wagering activity on the race with the assistance of Racing Victoria’s Betting Intelligence Unit. The probe will be ongoing.Ben Melham…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will introduce parental controls, a major change to the popular chatbot. The move comes a week after the California family of a teen who died by suicide, alleged in a lawsuit that the AI-powered app encouraged their son to hide his intentions.OpenAI said in a blog post on Tuesday that, from next month, it would offer tools that allow parents to set limits for how their teens use the technology, and receive notifications if the chatbot detects that they are in “acute distress.” It said it had been working on the controls since earlier this year.ChatGPT and other…

The Defence chief arrived in London on Tuesday, local time, and confirmed that Australian military planners were part of the discussions with NATO defence officials about operational support for any decisions taken at the coalition summit.“We’re involved in the planning, and we will wait until there is a peace deal of some sort, and then wait for our government’s direction on how it wants to handle it,” he told reporters in London.Albanese was an early supporter of the coalition when Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer formed the group at the start of this year, although he made no…

Albanese travelled to China to meet Xi in July and spruiked warmer ties, but the government did not want to be anywhere near the parade where Xi hosted Putin and Kim and a raft of other anti-Western national leaders.Andrews, a long-time ally of Albanese from the same Left faction, advised the prime minister on debate tactics before the last election, and the pair caught up for lunch at Melbourne’s Gimlet restaurant in June.Questions about Andrews’ trip to Beijing plagued debate in Canberra on Wednesday. Albanese was twice asked about Andrews’ attendance at the parade during question time on Wednesday.“The Australian…

Despite AI, Irvine said he was not worried about a lack of jobs for the workforce – pointing to manual work in areas such as construction, and the “care economy”.“We need hundreds of thousands more people building stuff, and it’s going to be a long time before robots are building our houses or a robot is fixing the toilet,” he said.‘The type of work people are doing is going to change and there’ll be less white-collar work for people who don’t like using AI. In fact, there may be very little of that.’NAB boss Andrew Irvine“We need people in the…

Cardi B throws pen at reporter shortly after assault charges dropped Cardi B shuts down the disrespectful pregnancy rumours swirling online.The Bodak Yellow singer being cleared of assault charges in a $24 million lawsuit. The rapper, 32, was sued by security guard Emani Ellis, who alleged Cardi B cut her cheek with her 3-inch fingernail and spat on her outside an obstetrician’s office in 2018.The jury only took a single hearing to give a verdict in Cardi’s favour, dismissing claims of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and false imprisonment. As Cardi B addressed reporters outside the courthouse,…

“Victims … should have a say if a sentence is being altered, exactly the way if they were given parole or applied for parole, victims are notified about that,” the 27-year-old told this masthead.Jett says victims of crime should be notified when a perpetrator makes an assisted dying application. Credit: Nevaeh Jett“Realistically, he should just be left to suffer with the terminal illness that he had. Sure, have palliative care. That’s a standard human right, everybody deserves that. But to get a privilege that innocent people have been denied is preposterous.”But Liz Jacka, a spokeswoman from Dying with Dignity NSW,…