Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

In tandem with a $5 million capital raise that has secured the support of Belarusian professional tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, sustainable plastics producer Great Wrap ha...

The Star unsuitable to hold a casino licence, final Bell Inquiry submissions claim

The Star unsuitable to hold a casino licence, final Bell Inquiry submissions claim

The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) has been declared unsuitabl...

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed informatio...

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical (ASX: AEF) is set to upsize its fixed income bus...

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Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

The ability to turn air into water is not new, but University of Ne...

Corporate raider Nicholas Bolton appointed CEO of Yowie Group

Corporate raider Nicholas Bolton appointed CEO of Yowie Group

Nicholas Bolton, the corporate raider who made his name profiting f...

Accenture snares Sydney specialist resources and energy consultancy Partners in Performance

Accenture snares Sydney specialist resources and energy consultancy Partners in Performance

US-based professional services group Accenture has added Sydne...

Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

The founder of Sydney-based fintech Fundo Loans, whose gamifie...

Webjet seeks to split business in two as annual profit heads for the sky

Webjet seeks to split business in two as annual profit heads for the sky

Online travel group Webjet (ASX: WEB) is looking to split its opera...

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

An Australian fund whose successful exit rate exceeds venture capit...

Ethnolink turbocharges growth with acquisition of Sydney’s Language Professionals

Ethnolink turbocharges growth with acquisition of Sydney’s Language Professionals

Melbourne-headquartered multicultural communications agency Ethnoli...

Cochlear acquires Demant’s hearing implant business after clearing competition hurdles

Cochlear acquires Demant’s hearing implant business after clearing competition hurdles

Cochlear (ASX: COH) has completed its buyout of the hearing implant...

Zip co-founder Larry Diamond heading back to Australia after new US CEO takes the helm

Zip co-founder Larry Diamond heading back to Australia after new US CEO takes the helm

Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) co-founder and US chief executive officer Larry D...

TechnologyOne posts record $48m interim profit driven by big contract wins, recurring revenue growth

TechnologyOne posts record $48m interim profit driven by big contract wins, recurring revenue growth

Enterprise software group TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE) has notched up i...

Telstra to disconnect 2,800 jobs in a bid to cut costs by $350m

Telstra to disconnect 2,800 jobs in a bid to cut costs by $350m

Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra (ASX: TL...

US giant Hard Rock flatly denies it is planning a takeover play for The Star

US giant Hard Rock flatly denies it is planning a takeover play for The Star

Hard Rock International has firmly hosed down rumours that it is pa...

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Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

The founder of Sydney-based fintech Fundo Loans, whose gamified model has taken the Australian lending market by storm, is optimistic ahead of a hard launch next week ...

Aussie-founded Cover Genius raises $119m in Series E round amid rapid growth for insurtech

Aussie-founded Cover Genius raises $119m in Series E round amid rapid growth for insurtech

Cover Genius, a US-based insurtech founded by former Australian tra...

"Monumental step": STRONG Pilates to open second global HQ in California

"Monumental step": STRONG Pilates to open second global HQ in California

Born in Melbourne and now with 55 studios worldwide, fast-growing f...

Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market

Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market

From its origins as a husband and wife applying their pharmaceutica...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical (ASX: AEF) is set to upsize its fixed income bus...

Accenture snares Sydney specialist resources and energy consultancy Partners in Performance

Accenture snares Sydney specialist resources and energy consultancy Partners in Performance

US-based professional services group Accenture has added Sydne...

Ethnolink turbocharges growth with acquisition of Sydney’s Language Professionals

Ethnolink turbocharges growth with acquisition of Sydney’s Language Professionals

Melbourne-headquartered multicultural communications agency Ethnoli...

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Retail

Out with the bathwater: Baby Bunting shares plunge amid sales slump

Out with the bathwater: Baby Bunting shares plunge amid sales slump

Reports of consumers trading down and a stalled recovery have spook...

Australian retail industry's peak bodies seal merger agreement for the ‘greater good’

Australian retail industry's peak bodies seal merger agreement for the ‘greater good’

After several years toying with the idea, Australia’s peak re...

Major supermarket fruit and veg supplier Southern Cross Produce calls in administrators

Major supermarket fruit and veg supplier Southern Cross Produce calls in administrators

High debt levels and insufficient working capital have pushed one o...

Weaker consumer spending takes its toll on Bapcor as shares slump 29pc

Weaker consumer spending takes its toll on Bapcor as shares slump 29pc

A tough retail market looks set to impact second-half earnings for ...

 

Opinion

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed informatio...

MediSecure data breach: why is health data so lucrative for hackers?

MediSecure data breach: why is health data so lucrative for hackers?

The latest large-scale ransomware attack on a health technology pro...

Chalmers is bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone

Chalmers is bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug. This bu...

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Capital Raising & Finance

Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

In tandem with a $5 million capital raise that has secured the supp...

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical to acquire Australian Unity's Altius Asset Management for $5.5m

Australian Ethical (ASX: AEF) is set to upsize its fixed income bus...

Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

Fundo Loans founder launches US spin-off Savvy with first credit line secured for gamified fintech

The founder of Sydney-based fintech Fundo Loans, whose gamifie...

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

An Australian fund whose successful exit rate exceeds venture capit...

Property

Centuria fund banks tidy returns as second of three inner-Sydney office buildings sold for $103m

Centuria fund banks tidy returns as second of three inner-Sydney office buildings sold for $103m

Property fund manager Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) has cashed ...

Victoria passes legislation to phase out stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties

Victoria passes legislation to phase out stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties

Victoria’s transition from a stamp duty to a property tax reg...

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA Parks & Resorts has snapped up a bustling holiday park in ...

Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia

Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia

Australian development giant Lendlease (ASX: LLC) has announced tod...

Leadership

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed informatio...

Corporate raider Nicholas Bolton appointed CEO of Yowie Group

Corporate raider Nicholas Bolton appointed CEO of Yowie Group

Nicholas Bolton, the corporate raider who made his name profiting f...

Zip co-founder Larry Diamond heading back to Australia after new US CEO takes the helm

Zip co-founder Larry Diamond heading back to Australia after new US CEO takes the helm

Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) co-founder and US chief executive officer Larry D...

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Health

Medibank lifts customer cashbacks to a healthy $305m as claims growth eases

Medibank lifts customer cashbacks to a healthy $305m as claims growth eases

Health insurer Medibank Private (ASX: MPL) has upped its cashback p...

PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures

PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures

The surprise announcement by Dr Michael Thurn to resign as CEO of P...

Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market

Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market

From its origins as a husband and wife applying their pharmaceutica...

LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024

LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024

The Gold Coast’s LuminaX HealthTech Accelerator has accepted ...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

Great Wrap raises $5m as Opal Packaging locks in distribution deal for its compostable pallet wrap

In tandem with a $5 million capital raise that has secured the supp...

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Businesses and directors could face huge penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed informatio...

Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

The ability to turn air into water is not new, but University of Ne...

Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction

Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction

Receivers and managers for embattled electric vehicle (EV) fast-cha...

 

Technology

Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

Newcastle’s Hydro Harvester technology aims to supply remote communities with ‘water from the air’

The ability to turn air into water is not new, but University of Ne...

Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead

Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead

"There's no one I can't reach out to," says Getah...

Brisbane biometric ID group Grabba secures Dubai foothold with Du Telecom contract renewal

Brisbane biometric ID group Grabba secures Dubai foothold with Du Telecom contract renewal

Biometric and identity technology company Grabba, backed by tech en...

ID verification software scale-up Data Zoo raises $35m

ID verification software scale-up Data Zoo raises $35m

A Sydney-headquartered company that provides automated know your cu...

Legal

The Star unsuitable to hold a casino licence, final Bell Inquiry submissions claim

The Star unsuitable to hold a casino licence, final Bell Inquiry submissions claim

The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) has been declared unsuitabl...

SkyCity Adelaide to pay $67m penalty over anti-money laundering compliance failures

SkyCity Adelaide to pay $67m penalty over anti-money laundering compliance failures

Adelaide's SkyCity casino has reached an agreement with the nat...

QLD Government buys time on The Star licence suspension decision

QLD Government buys time on The Star licence suspension decision

The Queensland Government has for the second time deferred a suspen...

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Marketing

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

After several IPOs and acquisitions, Scaleup Mediafund is back in fresh $15m media-for-equity round

An Australian fund whose successful exit rate exceeds venture capit...

Owner of OPSM, Sunglass Hut and Oakley fined $1.5m for spamming

Owner of OPSM, Sunglass Hut and Oakley fined $1.5m for spamming

Luxottica, the eyewear retailer that owns the brands OPSM, Oak...

The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

We are in an era of brand activism and conscious consumerism. More ...

Predictive intelligence marketing tech Prophet raises $5m in seed round backed by Catalano

Predictive intelligence marketing tech Prophet raises $5m in seed round backed by Catalano

In a move resembling the transformation of the investment world in ...

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