‘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 Cooke has revealed he was regarded by the NSW casino regulator as being “arrogant, not listening and n...

Gurner gets green light for $250m Port Douglas resort with underwater aquarium rooms

Gurner gets green light for $250m Port Douglas resort with underwater aquarium rooms

Prolific Melbourne-based developer Gurner has received a planning p...

Bonza fleet grounded until at least 8 May, most employees stood down

Bonza fleet grounded until at least 8 May, most employees stood down

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

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 ...

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EML Payments stems cash bleed by liquidating Irish subsidiary PCSIL

EML Payments stems cash bleed by liquidating Irish subsidiary PCSIL

Global card payments provider EML Payments (ASX: EML) has decided t...

Quiksilver at the start of the wave for Uluu plastic alternative made of seaweed

Quiksilver at the start of the wave for Uluu plastic alternative made of seaweed

Perth-based startup Uluu has got its foot in the door with one of t...

Push for gender diversity at ASX's top companies gaining traction, says 40:40 Vision

Push for gender diversity at ASX's top companies gaining traction, says 40:40 Vision

The ground-breaking 40:40 Vision initiative, launched in 2020 by in...

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Canberra-based firms Synergy Group and ThinkPlace have joined force...

Liam Neeson heads back to Victoria to film sequel of action thriller The Ice Road

Liam Neeson heads back to Victoria to film sequel of action thriller The Ice Road

Hollywood star Liam Neeson is heading back to Victoria this month t...

DP World dispute exacerbates Australia's "abysmal" port productivity as shortages loom

DP World dispute exacerbates Australia's "abysmal" port productivity as shortages loom

"It feels like you only get a little bit of a breather where t...

Biome gains retail foothold in UK amid surge in Aussie revenue

Biome gains retail foothold in UK amid surge in Aussie revenue

Fresh from ramping up its earnings targets for FY24, microbiome hea...

After multiple incidents of minor gambling, Tabcorp forced to make most terminals cashless in VIC

After multiple incidents of minor gambling, Tabcorp forced to make most terminals cashless in VIC

From late this month around 70 per cent of Tabcorp's (ASX: TAH)...

Super Retail heads for record first half profit as group sales top $2b

Super Retail heads for record first half profit as group sales top $2b

A bumper Black Friday and Christmas sales period has helped push Su...

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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

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

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Melbourne creative assets firm Envato acquired by Shutterstock for $372m

Melbourne creative assets firm Envato acquired by Shutterstock for $372m

Melbourne-based creative assets firm Envato, founded by Australian ...

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...

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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...

Scaling into the US: Learnings for Aussie and Kiwi startups

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...

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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Property

Gurner gets green light for $250m Port Douglas resort with underwater aquarium rooms

Gurner gets green light for $250m Port Douglas resort with underwater aquarium rooms

Prolific Melbourne-based developer Gurner has received a planning p...

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...

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...

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...

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

Federal Court finds ads of crypto asset Qoin misled customers

Federal Court finds ads of crypto asset Qoin misled customers

The nation’s consumer watchdog has secured a win in its crack...

The Star passes critical hurdle for Queen's Wharf as HK partner cleared by Attorney General

The Star passes critical hurdle for Queen's Wharf as HK partner cleared by Attorney General

The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) has passed a major hurdle t...

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...

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