Kostecki chunders his way to Supercars pole
Brodie Kostecki has battled through vomiting midway through his flying lap to put his Ford on pole for the opening race of the Supercars' Melbourne SuperSprint.In a remarkable display of resilience, the Dick Johnson Racing star put off bouts of illness between turns eight and nine to steal first spot off James Golding by 0.044 seconds at Albert Park.The...
‘Clock is ticking:’ BBL stars watching NZ plot to launch rival T20 league
Australian cricket may face the prospect of losing players from the Big Bash League to play across the Tasman in a privately owned Twenty20 league to launch as soon as next season.An ugly political fight has unfolded in New Zealand over the summer, costing former NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink his job and fracturing numerous relationships amid the...
Saint Maries
Some places have a weekly happy hour. This fun pizza joint does it daily and for two hours (3-5pm). The well-priced margs, negronis and natty wine pulls an enthusiastic local crowd, who commandeer the shaded outside tables and footpath with banter and good times. DJs, jazz bands and vinyl sessions add a smooth soundtrack to the scene. The pizzas...
Lisa Visentin reports from National People’s Congress
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Historic Victorian gold pit sparkles again for Aureka
Aureka Limited has locked in long-term tenure over its historic St Arnaud Comstock gold project in Victoria, while rolling out high-resolution LiDAR mapping that may pave the way for a return to production at the old goldfield.The company has successfully renewed the key exploration licence for another five years, securing its Comstock project and surrounding ground until 2030. The...
Claude hit Infosys and TCS stocks, now SaaS firm wants to hire an AI agent directly
AI has become ubiquitous. More and more people and companies are using tools like ChatGPT and Claude to get their work done. And these tools are getting better day by day, so much so that job displacement concerns due to increasing AI automation are growing. Not just people, AI is threatening to wipe out legacy companies, particularly those that...
Veteran’s arm broken as he protests in Congress
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Sensex, Nifty up: Why is stock market rising today despite crude oil concerns?
Stock markets opened higher on Thursday even as global markets remain on edge due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The gains came after a recovery in Asian markets and some buying interest after the recent fall in equities.At 9:30 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading higher by 245.39 points at 79,361.58. The NSE Nifty50 was...
Dennis Cometti: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pays tribute to broadcast legend
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to legendary West Australian sports commentator Dennis Cometti, who died on Wednesday.Mr Albanese spoke glowingly about Cometti’s contribution to sport before the start of Thursday’s Question Time at Federal Parliament in Canberra.“Today Australians right across this great sport loving nation of ours will be mourning the passing of one of our best...
US tests nuclear-capable Minuteman III doomsday missile as Iran war rages
As the war in the Middle East entered its sixth day, the US carried out a test launch of its nuclear-capable Minuteman III “doomsday” intercontinental ballistic missile, which can carry warheads up to 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.On Tuesday night, the Air Force Global Strike Command launched the unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from...