Australia Breaking News

PlaySide Studios (ASX:PLY) has reported estimated gross sales of $1.4 million across all platforms following the Sept. 10 launch of its new PC and console title, Dumb Ways to Build.

Venari Minerals (ASX:VMS) has confirmed the addition of strontium and magnesium by-products to its updated resource estimate at the flagship Red Mountain Project.

Hundreds of French high schools will shut Tuesday as teacher unions join a student-led protest movement demanding more money for education. The government warned that the unrest had turned into "urban violence" and blamed the far left for being behind the movement. Bloomberg's Julien Ponthus reports.

KGL Resources (ASX:KGL) has received the second US$16 million instalment of an early deposit under its metal purchase agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals.

Digital marketing anti-fraud specialist Adveritas (ASX:AV1) has extended its TrafficGuard software to detect ad fraud within ChatGPT.

Rumble Resources (ASX:RTR) announced operational progress at its Western Queen Project, targeting a final decision to mine in the December quarter.

Yemen's armed forces took control of the Red Sea city of Mocha on Monday after battles with the Iran-backed Houthis, state-run Saba said. This puts the internationally recognized government closer to taking over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a narrow chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that Saudi Arabia had been using to export oil and bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace reports.

Lightning Minerals (ASX:L1M) has commenced Phase 2 diamond drilling across approximately 650m at its wholly owned Mt Turner Gold Project.

Stakk (ASX:SKK) secured a new international agreement with IBM Corporation (NYSE:IBM) to deploy its artificial intelligence capabilities in Australia and New Zealand.

ADX Energy (ASX:ADX) has announced a combined workover rig programme for its Austrian operations starting on Oct. 19.

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) will review its board conflict of interest policy following an investigation into KPMG's handling of confidential information during a recent audit tender.

49 Metals (ASX:49M) has begun a fully funded 3,500-metre reverse circulation drilling programme across 10 to 11 holes at its Gold Mountain Project.