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Weaker consumer spending takes its toll on Bapcor as shares slump 29pc
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Proptech Archistar teams up with Blackfort to deploy loans, kicks off with Simonds Group
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Belle Lajoie promoted to co-CEO of Soda Infrastructure
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Banducci couldn’t give senators Woolworths’ return on equity. What does the figure say about profit?
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Sydney aims to pack more people in through build-to-rent incentives for developers
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Judo Bank shakes off startup tag as lending book surges past $10 billion
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‘Toxic culture’: Whistleblower’s complaint hangs over The Star’s former CEO
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Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023
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Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million
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Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m
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Macquarie Technology to acquire two Sydney data centres for $174 million
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MGA Thermal raises $5.7m despite minor setback for pilot energy storage program
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New Perth CBD planning scheme aims to accommodate 55,000 people by 2036
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Mighty Craft in all-or-nothing tilt at Better Beer buyout
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Bapcor’s leadership woes worsen as Paul Dumbrell pulls out of CEO gig
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Sustainable tech developer Xefco raises $10.5m for a greener fashion industry
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Record revenue for Rent.com.au as payments platform reaches $250m milestone
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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...
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Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency
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‘Cheeky, sharp and charming’: Lula is the voice of a new rum rebellion
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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
The bidding war for Australia’s largest cotton ginner Namoi C...
Gold Coast booking software group Newbook changes hands again
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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
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
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'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers
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Opinion
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
Around the world, more and more companies are publishing sustainabi...
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Capital Raising & Finance
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 manufacturing tech company Xefco’s mission to cre...
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
A Sydney-based logistics coordination software company being used b...
Property
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
The City of Perth is preparing for a major transformation over the ...
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
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 has today announced he will be stepping back...
Bapcor’s leadership woes worsen as Paul Dumbrell pulls out of CEO gig
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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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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, a Tasmanian wellness scale-up that has developed a rang...
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?
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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
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‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem
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Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023
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Technology
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
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Space Machines Company secures $8.5m grant as part of new Indian space partnership
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Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane
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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
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'Selectively misrepresented': Law firm accuses Super Retail Group of victimising whistleblowers
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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?
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Predictive intelligence marketing tech Prophet raises $5m in seed round backed by Catalano
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Marketing agency Underscore enlisted 500 influencers to drive marketing for Tennis Australia
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