BHP stages copper coup with proposed $60 billion Anglo American buyout

BHP stages copper coup with proposed $60 billion Anglo American buyout

Amidst forecasts that Melbourne-headquartered BHP (ASX: BHP) will overtake Chilean state-owned Codelco as the world's leading copper producer this year, Australia's...

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...

National Dental Care swoops in to buy Pacific Smiles for $303m

National Dental Care swoops in to buy Pacific Smiles for $303m

After months of deliberations over a non-binding takeover offer fro...

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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An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few pe...

Melbourne skincare scale-up Ultra Violette springs into Canada with Sephora ranging

Melbourne skincare scale-up Ultra Violette springs into Canada with Sephora ranging

Victorian premium SPF-based skincare company Ultra Violette has del...

Suncorp lightens its load further with $375m sale of NZ life insurance arm Asteron

Suncorp lightens its load further with $375m sale of NZ life insurance arm Asteron

Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) has sold its New Zealand life insurance bu...

Female representation on ASX300 boards up slightly while LGBTQ+ numbers jump from low base

Female representation on ASX300 boards up slightly while LGBTQ+ numbers jump from low base

The latest report into ASX300 board diversity has revealed a minor ...

Sales downturn pushes Collette, The Daily Edited owner Marquee Retail Group into administration

Sales downturn pushes Collette, The Daily Edited owner Marquee Retail Group into administration

Marquee Retail Group (MRG), the owner of fashion accessories brands...

LVX Global in administration after $39m buyout from Design Milk Co fails to materialise

LVX Global in administration after $39m buyout from Design Milk Co fails to materialise

Adelaide-based LVX Global, a smart cities and infrastructure engine...

Embattled software group Plutora’s fate rests with rescue proposal expected to come from CEO

Embattled software group Plutora’s fate rests with rescue proposal expected to come from CEO

The fate of Australian software and services company Plutora is exp...

Tritium completes reverse stock split to keep Nasdaq hopes alive

Tritium completes reverse stock split to keep Nasdaq hopes alive

Electric vehicle (EV) fast-charger group Tritium (Nasdaq: DCFC) has...

Businesswoman and women’s advocate Samantha Mostyn to be Australia’s next governor-general

Businesswoman and women’s advocate Samantha Mostyn to be Australia’s next governor-general

Australia’s next governor-general will be businesswoman Saman...

Mighty Craft offloads Mismatch beer and 78 Degrees gin to private consortium for $7.2 million

Mighty Craft offloads Mismatch beer and 78 Degrees gin to private consortium for $7.2 million

Craft beer and spirits group Mighty Craft (ASX: MCL) has offloaded ...

Banking platform Constantinople raises $50m in Series A with new backing from Prosus Ventures

Banking platform Constantinople raises $50m in Series A with new backing from Prosus Ventures

With $32 million already banked from a seed round early last year, ...

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean faces uphill battle to secure Austal for $1 billion

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean faces uphill battle to secure Austal for $1 billion

Australian shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) is in the sights of South ...

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Entrepreneurship

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? In this article, Lucy Tan lays out a way for founders to frame those initial decisions. Many Aussie and K...

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

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

"10x in six months": Brisbane startup Xrecruiter opens Melbourne office

"10x in six months": Brisbane startup Xrecruiter opens Melbourne office

A Brisbane-headquartered startup that helps recruiters strike it ou...

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

National Dental Care swoops in to buy Pacific Smiles for $303m

National Dental Care swoops in to buy Pacific Smiles for $303m

After months of deliberations over a non-binding takeover offer fro...

Customer experience consulting firm Strativity acquired by UST

Customer experience consulting firm Strativity acquired by UST

US transformation solutions company UST has made its second Austral...

Nick Scali to enter UK market by absorbing debt of loss-making Fabb Furniture

Nick Scali to enter UK market by absorbing debt of loss-making Fabb Furniture

Australian furniture group Nick Scali (ASX: NCK) plans to raise up ...

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Retail

Adore Beauty CEO Tamalin Morton to resign for personal reasons

Adore Beauty CEO Tamalin Morton to resign for personal reasons

Online cosmetics retailer Adore Beauty (ASX: ABY) has announced its...

Nick Scali shares reach all-time high following UK expansion plans

Nick Scali shares reach all-time high following UK expansion plans

Nick Scali’s (ASX: NCK) plans to expand into the UK have...

Nick Scali to enter UK market by absorbing debt of loss-making Fabb Furniture

Nick Scali to enter UK market by absorbing debt of loss-making Fabb Furniture

Australian furniture group Nick Scali (ASX: NCK) plans to raise up ...

Retail M&A volume drops 32pc as deals vary from high multiples to the discount bin

Retail M&A volume drops 32pc as deals vary from high multiples to the discount bin

The pharmacy and beauty sector accounted for nearly half the $13.35...

 

Opinion

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...

Will checking character references really help you find the best candidate for a job?

Will checking character references really help you find the best candidate for a job?

Finding the best person to fill a position can be tough, from draft...

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...

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Capital Raising & Finance

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...

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne-based solar-and-storage technology company RayGen has rai...

DroneShield lifts capital raise to $105m as investors flock to defence tech

DroneShield lifts capital raise to $105m as investors flock to defence tech

Counterdrone defence technology company DroneShield (ASX: DRO) has ...

Property

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...

Abu Dhabi fund ADQ buys 49pc stake in infrastructure investor Plenary for $1 billion

Abu Dhabi fund ADQ buys 49pc stake in infrastructure investor Plenary for $1 billion

Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund ADQ has reached a deal to buy...

Lifestyle Communities sheds $254m as shares plunge on home settlements downgrade

Lifestyle Communities sheds $254m as shares plunge on home settlements downgrade

Shares in Lifestyle Communities (ASX: LIC) have reached their lowes...

Housing disaster to "get quite a lot worse before it gets better", says Deloitte Access Economics

Housing disaster to "get quite a lot worse before it gets better", says Deloitte Access Economics

Deloitte Access Economics is forecasting a "more promising&quo...

Leadership

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...

Adore Beauty CEO Tamalin Morton to resign for personal reasons

Adore Beauty CEO Tamalin Morton to resign for personal reasons

Online cosmetics retailer Adore Beauty (ASX: ABY) has announced its...

“Difficult decision”: Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

“Difficult decision”: Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

After 23 years as co-CEO of Sydney-headquartered software giant Atl...

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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

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...

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne-based solar-and-storage technology company RayGen has rai...

UniSuper pumps $623m into Macquarie green energy and climate fund

UniSuper pumps $623m into Macquarie green energy and climate fund

One of the nation’s largest super funds, UniSuper, has commit...

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

In response to "unprecedented demand" for its propri...

 

Technology

“Difficult decision”: Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

“Difficult decision”: Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

After 23 years as co-CEO of Sydney-headquartered software giant Atl...

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...

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne renewable technology group RayGen raises $50m as global opportunities beckon

Melbourne-based solar-and-storage technology company RayGen has rai...

DroneShield lifts capital raise to $105m as investors flock to defence tech

DroneShield lifts capital raise to $105m as investors flock to defence tech

Counterdrone defence technology company DroneShield (ASX: DRO) has ...

Legal

Super Retail Group to face court over allegations of undisclosed exec relationship, bullying

Super Retail Group to face court over allegations of undisclosed exec relationship, bullying

The board of Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL) has announced today that...

‘Arrogant, not listening, not fast enough’: Former Star CEO reveals NSW casino regulator’s gripes

‘Arrogant, not listening, not fast enough’: Former Star CEO reveals NSW casino regulator’s gripes

The Star Entertainment Group's (ASX: SGR) former CEO Robbie Coo...

‘Heat of the moment’: The Star’s chair regrets inflammatory texts with CEO

‘Heat of the moment’: The Star’s chair regrets inflammatory texts with CEO

The Star Entertainment Group’s (ASX: SGR) executive chairman ...

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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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