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 autoparts and accessories group Bapcor (ASX: BAP) with the news compounding a tough week for the company ...

US multinational TricorBraun acquires Australian packaging distributors UniquePak, Alplas Products

US multinational TricorBraun acquires Australian packaging distributors UniquePak, Alplas Products

Two Australian packaging distributors have been acquired by St Loui...

Bonza fleet grounded until at least 8 May

Bonza fleet grounded until at least 8 May

Administrators for Bonza have confirmed the budget airline's fl...

Cobram Estate’s new $35m processing mill capitalising on global shortage of olive oil

Cobram Estate’s new $35m processing mill capitalising on global shortage of olive oil

Cobram Estate Olives (ASX: CBO) has officially opened its new $35 m...

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Founder-led Solution Underwriting acquired by UK insurance provider CFC

Founder-led Solution Underwriting acquired by UK insurance provider CFC

After 14 years in business and with 55 staff spread across four Aus...

The Star Gold Coast CEO resigns after just six months in the role

The Star Gold Coast CEO resigns after just six months in the role

The exodus of The Star Entertainment Group's (ASX: SGR) new bre...

Billionaire pubs baron Mathieson boosts holding in The Star back to nearly 10pc

Billionaire pubs baron Mathieson boosts holding in The Star back to nearly 10pc

Pubs baron Bruce Mathieson has taken advantage of a slump in The St...

Don’t understand predictive algorithms? Xplainable bridges the “how and why” gap of machine learning

Don’t understand predictive algorithms? Xplainable bridges the “how and why” gap of machine learning

"There is so much hype around AI. Let's just focus on...

IHG teams with Felix Capital for four-star Holiday Inn at Caloundra

IHG teams with Felix Capital for four-star Holiday Inn at Caloundra

IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Sydney-based Felix Capi...

Construction and hospitality dominate insolvencies amid 36pc spike in administrator appointments

Construction and hospitality dominate insolvencies amid 36pc spike in administrator appointments

Whilst barely a fortnight goes by when a well-known Australian comp...

DroneShield raising $75m as contract pipeline for anti-drone technology grows to $500m

DroneShield raising $75m as contract pipeline for anti-drone technology grows to $500m

Defence solutions group DroneShield (ASX: DRO) is seeking to raise ...

Shakespeare swoops on Woolstore 1888 by Ovolo with plans for new hotel operator

Shakespeare swoops on Woolstore 1888 by Ovolo with plans for new hotel operator

Shakespeare Property Group, the property arm of boutique investment...

Visa Foundation backs First Australians Capital with $2m investment

Visa Foundation backs First Australians Capital with $2m investment

First Australians Capital's (FAC) Catalytic Capital Impact Fund...

AI is making smart devices easier to hack. Here’s how to stay safe

AI is making smart devices easier to hack. Here’s how to stay safe

From asking our smart speakers for the weather to receiving persona...

The ultimate ‘exit interview’ as Bell inquiry told of the human toll on staff at The Star

The ultimate ‘exit interview’ as Bell inquiry told of the human toll on staff at The Star

The former chief financial officer of The Star Entertainment Group ...

Ex-Creso, EverBlu director fined and disqualified over breaches including payments to 'ASX Wolf'

Ex-Creso, EverBlu director fined and disqualified over breaches including payments to 'ASX Wolf'

Adam Blumenthal, a former director of EverBlu Capital and Creso Pha...

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Entrepreneurship

Making data make sense: Canberra startup Aristotle Metadata stealthily bags major global contracts

Making data make sense: Canberra startup Aristotle Metadata stealthily bags major global contracts

After more than six years in 'stealth mode' as its founders eschewed the conventional early push to raise funds, Canberra-based startup Aristotle Metadata is on a r...

Scaling into the US: Learnings for Aussie and Kiwi startups

Scaling into the US: Learnings for Aussie and Kiwi startups

How does an Aussie or Kiwi startup make a breakthrough in the US? I...

The “Uber Eats” of construction logistics: Veyor Digital raises $2.75 million in pre-series A

The “Uber Eats” of construction logistics: Veyor Digital raises $2.75 million in pre-series A

A Sydney-based logistics coordination software company being used b...

Don’t understand predictive algorithms? Xplainable bridges the “how and why” gap of machine learning

Don’t understand predictive algorithms? Xplainable bridges the “how and why” gap of machine learning

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Ventures & Visionaries

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

From what began in 2010 as a modelling agency "undercutting ev...

‘Cheeky, sharp and charming’: Lula is the voice of a new rum rebellion

‘Cheeky, sharp and charming’: Lula is the voice of a new rum rebellion

Lula ‘speaks with a wink’ using dialogue that is &lsquo...

Outposter unlocks a global workforce to ethically tackle our skills shortage

Outposter unlocks a global workforce to ethically tackle our skills shortage

Brisbane-based entrepreneur Ben Pullen first delved into outsourcin...

How LoanOptions.ai founder built advanced tech to "democratise" lending

How LoanOptions.ai founder built advanced tech to "democratise" lending

"The client was on a lunchbreak, and before they finished the ...

Mergers and Acquisitions

US multinational TricorBraun acquires Australian packaging distributors UniquePak, Alplas Products

US multinational TricorBraun acquires Australian packaging distributors UniquePak, Alplas Products

Two Australian packaging distributors have been acquired by St Loui...

Olam Agri makes decisive play for Namoi Cotton to outbid Louis Dreyfus by $21m

Olam Agri makes decisive play for Namoi Cotton to outbid Louis Dreyfus by $21m

The bidding war for Australia’s largest cotton ginner Namoi C...

Gold Coast booking software group Newbook changes hands again

Gold Coast booking software group Newbook changes hands again

Gold Coast-headquartered property booking software company Newbook ...

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Retail

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 ...

Demand outstrips supply for Top Shelf's agave spirit Act of Treason

Demand outstrips supply for Top Shelf's agave spirit Act of Treason

After reporting a 28 per cent lift in gross margin to $1.9 mil...

Mighty Craft in all-or-nothing tilt at Better Beer buyout

Mighty Craft in all-or-nothing tilt at Better Beer buyout

Spirits and beer company Mighty Craft (ASX: MCL) is taking a cold h...

'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers

'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers

Last week the leadership of Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL, 'SRG&...

 

Opinion

Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane

Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane

The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A...

‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem

‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem

Around the world, more and more companies are publishing sustainabi...

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Scaling into the US: Learnings for Aussie and Kiwi startups

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Capital Raising & Finance

Songtradr, WiseTech founder lift stakes in The Brag Media's new owner Vinyl Group

Songtradr, WiseTech founder lift stakes in The Brag Media's new owner Vinyl Group

Shares in music and media company Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL) reached a ...

Sustainable tech developer Xefco raises $10.5m for a greener fashion industry

Sustainable tech developer Xefco raises $10.5m for a greener fashion industry

Sustainable manufacturing tech company Xefco’s mission to cre...

Struggling games developer Mighty Kingdom lifts capital raise to $8.2m

Struggling games developer Mighty Kingdom lifts capital raise to $8.2m

Adelaide-based game developer Mighty Kingdom (ASX: MKL) will dilute...

The “Uber Eats” of construction logistics: Veyor Digital raises $2.75 million in pre-series A

The “Uber Eats” of construction logistics: Veyor Digital raises $2.75 million in pre-series A

A Sydney-based logistics coordination software company being used b...

Property

Kokoda Property secures Kimpton Hotel for $1.5b Skyring Terrace project in Brisbane

Kokoda Property secures Kimpton Hotel for $1.5b Skyring Terrace project in Brisbane

Melbourne’s Kokoda Property, gearing up to start construction...

New Perth CBD planning scheme aims to accommodate 55,000 people by 2036

New Perth CBD planning scheme aims to accommodate 55,000 people by 2036

The City of Perth is preparing for a major transformation over the ...

Record revenue for Rent.com.au as payments platform reaches $250m milestone

Record revenue for Rent.com.au as payments platform reaches $250m milestone

Perth-based property rental platform Rent.com.au (ASX: RNT) has see...

Construction supply chain startup Matrak raises $2.9m as China beckons

Construction supply chain startup Matrak raises $2.9m as China beckons

Melbourne-based startup Matrak, a company that is streamlining supp...

Leadership

Go1 co-founder Vu Tran to leave edtech unicorn, hopes legacy will be further startup spin-offs

Go1 co-founder Vu Tran to leave edtech unicorn, hopes legacy will be further startup spin-offs

Go1 co-founder Vu Tran has today announced he will be stepping back...

Bapcor’s leadership woes worsen as Paul Dumbrell pulls out of CEO gig

Bapcor’s leadership woes worsen as Paul Dumbrell pulls out of CEO gig

Automotive retail group Bapcor’s (ASX: BAP) leadership vacuum...

Anne Ward named new chair of The Star as David Foster joins leadership exodus

Anne Ward named new chair of The Star as David Foster joins leadership exodus

The revolving door of leadership at The Star Entertainment Group (A...

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Health

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 ...

Zea Relief gets a healthy boost to its retail footprint through Woolworths distribution deal

Zea Relief gets a healthy boost to its retail footprint through Woolworths distribution deal

Zea Relief, a Tasmanian wellness scale-up that has developed a rang...

AI medtech Artrya secures first Australian commercial agreement with The Cardiac Centre NSW

AI medtech Artrya secures first Australian commercial agreement with The Cardiac Centre NSW

Perth-based medtech Artrya (ASX: AYA) has secured the first commerc...

Australia’s biggest chemist is merging with a giant wholesaler. Could we soon be paying more?

Australia’s biggest chemist is merging with a giant wholesaler. Could we soon be paying more?

Corporate Australia loves a big merger. And amid a growing flurry o...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

UK’s EMR invests in Perth battery recycler Renewable Metals, ramps up plans for test plant

UK’s EMR invests in Perth battery recycler Renewable Metals, ramps up plans for test plant

UK-based metals recycling group EMR has taken a “significant&...

Sustainable tech developer Xefco raises $10.5m for a greener fashion industry

Sustainable tech developer Xefco raises $10.5m for a greener fashion industry

Sustainable manufacturing tech company Xefco’s mission to cre...

‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem

‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem

Around the world, more and more companies are publishing sustainabi...

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023

It may come as a surprise to hear 2023 was Australia’s bigges...

 

Technology

Making data make sense: Canberra startup Aristotle Metadata stealthily bags major global contracts

Making data make sense: Canberra startup Aristotle Metadata stealthily bags major global contracts

After more than six years in 'stealth mode' as its founders...

QUT researchers unlock potential for century-old battery technology to power smart devices

QUT researchers unlock potential for century-old battery technology to power smart devices

A battery technology breakthrough by a QUT-led team of internationa...

Space Machines Company secures $8.5m grant as part of new Indian space partnership

Space Machines Company secures $8.5m grant as part of new Indian space partnership

Adelaide-based Space Machines Company has scored $8.5 million ...

Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane

Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane

The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A...

Legal

Retail Food Group to settle Michel's Patisserie class action

Retail Food Group to settle Michel's Patisserie class action

Gold Coast-headquartered Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) has agreed to...

Four face money-laundering charges from alleged Gold Coast crypto scam

Four face money-laundering charges from alleged Gold Coast crypto scam

Four people have faced court on money-laundering charges following ...

'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers

'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers

Last week the leadership of Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL, 'SRG&...

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Marketing

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 ...

Marketing agency Underscore enlisted 500 influencers to drive marketing for Tennis Australia

Marketing agency Underscore enlisted 500 influencers to drive marketing for Tennis Australia

After the Australian Open (AO) beat attendance records this year wi...

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