Financial complaints decline in FY25 but authority 'still receiving far too many'

Financial complaints decline in FY25 but authority 'still receiving far too many'

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) saw a 4 per cent decline in the number of complaints received in FY25, but claims the 100,000-plus figure is still &quo...

Intelligent Monitoring Group strikes $347m deal to acquire ADT's UK residential security business

Intelligent Monitoring Group strikes $347m deal to acquire ADT's UK residential security business

Australian security company Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:...

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Brisbane-based robotics and spatial computing company Emesent has s...

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

Clinical-stage medtech BellaSeno, a company founded in Australia an...

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ROBINA QUAYS CORPORATE PARK SELLS FOR ALMOST $7M

ROBINA QUAYS CORPORATE PARK SELLS FOR ALMOST $7M

COMMERCIAL real estate agency CBRE has sold Robina Quays Corporate ...

MORE THAN JUST A CRUISE TERMINAL, SAYS ASF

MORE THAN JUST A CRUISE TERMINAL, SAYS ASF

A NEW luxury hotel, a museum, floating restaurants and a waterfront...

ZUPP ADDS TO PROPERTY PORTFOLIO

ZUPP ADDS TO PROPERTY PORTFOLIO

ZUPP Property Group has purchased a mixed-use site in Ormeau for $8...

ANOTHER 500 JOBS ON THE WAY FOR BUILDING INDUSTRY

ANOTHER 500 JOBS ON THE WAY FOR BUILDING INDUSTRY

THE recovering Gold Coast property is poised to absorb another 500 ...

$600M SWEETENER FOR CRUISE CONSORTIUM

$600M SWEETENER FOR CRUISE CONSORTIUM

ASF Consortium, the front-runner to build the Gold Coast cruise-shi...

NEW RESTAURANT FLAGGED FOR SOUTHPORT

NEW RESTAURANT FLAGGED FOR SOUTHPORT

COUNCIL is accepting tenders for a fresh and unconventional restaur...

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR PEPPERS AT WILLOW VALE

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR PEPPERS AT WILLOW VALE

PEPPERS Ruffles Lodge and Spa at Willow Vale has been sold for $4.5...

NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR QUEENSLAND AIRPORTS

NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR QUEENSLAND AIRPORTS

QUEENSLAND Airports Limited (QAL) has appointed property expert Nig...

IS THIS THE $5B KICK WE NEED?

IS THIS THE $5B KICK WE NEED?

A $5 BILLION cruise-ship terminal and integrated casino resort plan...

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From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

Inspired by a medical diagnosis and driven by innovative marketing, Melbourne husband-and-wife team Kasey and Michael Giarratana have bootstrapped beauty brand Xali Organic...

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

Queensland-based biotech startup Gutgutgoose has been accepted into...

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Sydney-based startup accelerator and investor Scalare Partners...

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Gold Coast-based plant-based infant formula company Sprout Organic ...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Intelligent Monitoring Group strikes $347m deal to acquire ADT's UK residential security business

Intelligent Monitoring Group strikes $347m deal to acquire ADT's UK residential security business

Australian security company Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:...

CIMIC completes full reacquisition of mining services giant Thiess in $1.18b deal

CIMIC completes full reacquisition of mining services giant Thiess in $1.18b deal

Sydney-headquartered construction and mining group CIMIC Group has ...

Euroz Hartleys sells Capital Markets arm to Canadian giant BMO for $145 million

Euroz Hartleys sells Capital Markets arm to Canadian giant BMO for $145 million

Perth-based financial services company Euroz Hartleys Group (ASX: E...

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Retail

ACCC blocks Coles' planned supermarket and liquor store in Kalgoorlie over competition concerns

ACCC blocks Coles' planned supermarket and liquor store in Kalgoorlie over competition concerns

The competition regulator has knocked back Coles Group's (ASX: ...

Baby Bunting cuts profit guidance as rate hikes and softer spending bite in fourth quarter

Baby Bunting cuts profit guidance as rate hikes and softer spending bite in fourth quarter

Baby goods retailer Baby Bunting (ASX: BBN) has downgraded its full...

Accent Group shares shoot past $391m zero-premium takeover bid from UK retail giant Frasers Group

Accent Group shares shoot past $391m zero-premium takeover bid from UK retail giant Frasers Group

Shares in Australian footwear and apparel retailer Accent Grou...

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

The move to liquidate Barbeques Galore announced this week marks th...

Opinion

The fluency trap: managing the most insidious risk in the AI era

The fluency trap: managing the most insidious risk in the AI era

In July last year, Deloitte Australia handed the federal government...

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

If you're planning to borrow in the current market, there's...

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

A Meta safety researcher recently watched her own AI agent delete h...

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CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Brisbane-based robotics and spatial computing company Emesent has s...

Echo IQ raises $110 million to fuel US expansion and cardiovascular AI pipeline

Echo IQ raises $110 million to fuel US expansion and cardiovascular AI pipeline

Sydney-based medtech Echo IQ Limited (ASX: EIQ) has secured firm co...

Southern Launch secures $25m to help scale Australia's sovereign launch infrastructure

Southern Launch secures $25m to help scale Australia's sovereign launch infrastructure

Adelaide-based spaceport operator Southern Launch has raised $25 mi...

Sicona Battery Technologies secures $45m ARENA grant to build silicon anode facility at Port Kembla

Sicona Battery Technologies secures $45m ARENA grant to build silicon anode facility at Port Kembla

Illawarra-based battery technology company Sicona Battery Technolog...

Leadership

Loam Bio appoints US-based ag-tech veteran Rob Hranac as CEO in global scaling push

Loam Bio appoints US-based ag-tech veteran Rob Hranac as CEO in global scaling push

Orange-based agricultural biotechnology company Loam Bio has appoin...

Former Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier hit with six-year ban and $700,000 penalty for breaches

Former Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier hit with six-year ban and $700,000 penalty for breaches

The Federal Court has disqualified former Star Entertainment Group ...

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

Australian share market operator ASX Limited (ASX: ASX) has appoint...

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Property

Lendlease kicks off $46b joint venture with royal family's Crown Estate to unlock UK housing supply

Lendlease kicks off $46b joint venture with royal family's Crown Estate to unlock UK housing supply

Lendlease Group (ASX: LLC) has kicked off a landmark 50-50 joint ve...

Centuria Capital paying $454m for stake in World Square towers at steep discount to replacement

Centuria Capital paying $454m for stake in World Square towers at steep discount to replacement

Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) is paying $454 million for a 50 p...

Billbergia and Metrics Credit Partners lodge upsized $1.3b twin-tower proposal for Chatswood

Billbergia and Metrics Credit Partners lodge upsized $1.3b twin-tower proposal for Chatswood

Sydney-based developer Billbergia and alternative asset manager Met...

Cedar Woods launches $22 million office warehouse project in Melbourne's west

Cedar Woods launches $22 million office warehouse project in Melbourne's west

Perth-based property developer Cedar Woods Properties (ASX: CWP) ha...

Health

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

Clinical-stage medtech BellaSeno, a company founded in Australia an...

Biome Australia shares surge 17pc as probiotics firm tracks toward record full-year revenue

Biome Australia shares surge 17pc as probiotics firm tracks toward record full-year revenue

Shares in probiotics company Biome Australia (ASX: BIO) surged&nbsp...

Echo IQ raises $110 million to fuel US expansion and cardiovascular AI pipeline

Echo IQ raises $110 million to fuel US expansion and cardiovascular AI pipeline

Sydney-based medtech Echo IQ Limited (ASX: EIQ) has secured firm co...

Medtech startup Oli backs up $6.5m raise with $2m federal grant to build Sydney manufacturing base

Medtech startup Oli backs up $6.5m raise with $2m federal grant to build Sydney manufacturing base

Sydney-based maternal health technology company Oli has secured $2 ...

Technology

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Robotics firm Emesent secures $10m in venture debt from NRFC in a first for the government body

Brisbane-based robotics and spatial computing company Emesent has s...

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

BellaSeno ramps up human trials of regenerative breast scaffolds after Johnson & Johnson partnerhsip

Clinical-stage medtech BellaSeno, a company founded in Australia an...

DorsaVi licenses robotics IP from Singapore's NTU in push beyond wearable sensors

DorsaVi licenses robotics IP from Singapore's NTU in push beyond wearable sensors

Melbourne-based wearable sensing and robotics company DorsaVi Limit...

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

Perth-based advanced manufacturing start-up Hyperion Systems has un...

Legal

Mercer Super hit with $10.3m penalty for failing to report serious member service issues to ASIC

Mercer Super hit with $10.3m penalty for failing to report serious member service issues to ASIC

Mercer Superannuation (Australia) has been ordered to pay $10.3 mil...

SkyCity strikes $21m deal with South Australia to settle Adelaide Casino regulatory failings

SkyCity strikes $21m deal with South Australia to settle Adelaide Casino regulatory failings

Auckland-headquartered casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group ...

ASIC seeks $35m penalty after HSBC admits to systemic scam-protection failures

ASIC seeks $35m penalty after HSBC admits to systemic scam-protection failures

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is seek...

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