Goulburn Valley glasshouse deal boosts Centuria Agriculture Fund's portfolio to $450m
Property fund manager Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) has boosted its portfolio of large-scale tomato-growing glasshouses to five totalling $450 million following the acq...
Victoria passes legislation to phase out stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties
Victoria’s transition from a stamp duty to a property tax reg...
The Star confirms US casino group Hard Rock has shown interest in striking a deal
The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) has confirmed speculation t...
GO.FARM to invest $600m in new agriculture fund
One of Australia's leading producers of several crops with 88,0...
Melbourne startup Getmee raises $2.5m for AI coaching service
Melbourne-headquartered education technology company Getmee ha...
Natural skincare brand Sukin sold to PNB Consolidated for $70m
The receivers of collapsed cosmetics group BWX have completed the s...
International passenger rebound as Melbourne Airport hits a record in December
International travel came roaring back to hit a new high at Melbour...
AFL partners with Development Victoria to explore major mixed-use project for Docklands sites
AFL House and the Channel 7 broadcast centre at Melbourne’s D...
Construction set for a slowdown in 2024 despite November lift in approvals
The construction industry looks set for a slowdown in 2024 despite ...
Financial disputes top 100,000 for the first time as scams on the rise
Five years since the banking royal commission was completed, the nu...
Whispir backs $74m takeover by Soprano Design after failing to flush out higher bids
After failing to flush out a better offer from an unnamed suitor, a...
Acusensus wins $5m contract to debut its mobile phone detection technology in South Australia
Mobile phone detection technology company Acusensus (ASX: ACE) has ...
Trouble brewing: craft beer market under pressure as consumers tighten belts
It may be business as usual for Sydney craft beer company Wayward B...
Trending News
'54-year-old startup' Tracks plunges into new sets with Surf Shacks, 24/7 TV channel
After the dumping waves of the pandemic nearly knocked out iconic A...
Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia
Australian development giant Lendlease (ASX: LLC) has announced tod...
Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead
"There's no one I can't reach out to," says Getah...
Aussie-founded Cover Genius raises $119m in Series E round amid rapid growth for insurtech
Cover Genius, a US-based insurtech founded by former Australian tra...
Automated real estate management software startup Asseti raises $2.5m
Sydney-based intelligent property asset management company Asseti h...
Shareholder consortium buys out Black Hops Brewing as creditors remain in the dark
Gold Coast-based craft beermaker Black Hops Brewing looks set to st...
Entrepreneurship
Aussie-founded Cover Genius raises $119m in Series E round amid rapid growth for insurtech
Cover Genius, a US-based insurtech founded by former Australian travel industry entrepreneurs Angus McDonald and Chris Bayley, has raised $US80 million ($119.2 million) in ...
"Monumental step": STRONG Pilates to open second global HQ in California
Born in Melbourne and now with 55 studios worldwide, fast-growing f...
Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market
From its origins as a husband and wife applying their pharmaceutica...
Making data make sense: Canberra startup Aristotle Metadata stealthily bags major global contracts
After more than six years in 'stealth mode' as its founders...
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Goat's milk group Nuchev buys Adelaide health products supplier bWellness for $7m
Founder-chaired goat milk products company Nuchev (ASX: NUC) is und...
ACCC throws a spanner in the works for Louis Dreyfus in its bid for Namoi Cotton
The takeover plans of Singapore’s Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)...
Southern Cross Media board not keen to sacrifice LiSTNR podcast holdings for complex ARN takeover
Sacrificing full ownership of Australia's largest and fastest-g...
Retail
Out with the bathwater: Baby Bunting shares plunge amid sales slump
Reports of consumers trading down and a stalled recovery have spook...
Australian retail industry's peak bodies seal merger agreement for the ‘greater good’
After several years toying with the idea, Australia’s peak re...
Major supermarket fruit and veg supplier Southern Cross Produce calls in administrators
High debt levels and insufficient working capital have pushed one o...
Weaker consumer spending takes its toll on Bapcor as shares slump 29pc
A tough retail market looks set to impact second-half earnings for ...
Opinion
MediSecure data breach: why is health data so lucrative for hackers?
The latest large-scale ransomware attack on a health technology pro...
Chalmers is bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug. This bu...
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...
CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE
GO.FARM to invest $600m in new agriculture fund
One of Australia's leading producers of several crops with 88,0...
'54-year-old startup' Tracks plunges into new sets with Surf Shacks, 24/7 TV channel
After the dumping waves of the pandemic nearly knocked out iconic A...
RecycleSmart raises $1.15m to address Australia’s waste management problem
A Sydney-based environmental service company that recycles overlook...
Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead
"There's no one I can't reach out to," says Getah...
Leadership
"Irreconcilable differences": President of Ecofibre's textile business joins lawsuit, resigns
Two senior executives from Ecofibre's (ASX: EOF) highest revenu...
PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures
The surprise announcement by Dr Michael Thurn to resign as CEO of P...
Shock sacking of Australian Vintage CEO puts merger plans with Accolade Wines in turmoil
Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and its potential merger with Austral...
Property
Victoria passes legislation to phase out stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties
Victoria’s transition from a stamp duty to a property tax reg...
Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia
Australian development giant Lendlease (ASX: LLC) has announced tod...
Openn Negotiation calls administrators a week after $1.3m bid for prop-tech Proffer Group
A week after announcing plans to acquire prop-tech Proffer Group fo...
"Exceptional result" for realestate.com.au owner REA Group as buy listings surge
Realestate.com.au operator REA Group (ASX: REA) has reported a 24 p...
Health
Medibank lifts customer cashbacks to a healthy $305m as claims growth eases
Health insurer Medibank Private (ASX: MPL) has upped its cashback p...
PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures
The surprise announcement by Dr Michael Thurn to resign as CEO of P...
Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market
From its origins as a husband and wife applying their pharmaceutica...
LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024
The Gold Coast’s LuminaX HealthTech Accelerator has accepted ...
Technology
Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead
"There's no one I can't reach out to," says Getah...
Brisbane biometric ID group Grabba secures Dubai foothold with Du Telecom contract renewal
Biometric and identity technology company Grabba, backed by tech en...
ID verification software scale-up Data Zoo raises $35m
A Sydney-headquartered company that provides automated know your cu...
Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction
Receivers and managers for embattled electric vehicle (EV) fast-cha...
Legal
SkyCity Adelaide to pay $67m penalty over anti-money laundering compliance failures
Adelaide's SkyCity casino has reached an agreement with the nat...
QLD Government buys time on The Star licence suspension decision
The Queensland Government has for the second time deferred a suspen...
Pizza Hut hit with $2.5m penalty for sending spam emails and texts to customers
Pizza Hut Australia’s operator Pizza Pan Group has been fined...