Independent media agencies bank on momentum driving stronger advertising spending in the year ahead

Independent media agencies bank on momentum driving stronger advertising spending in the year ahead

Six in 10 Australian independent media agencies are forecasting flat or stronger advertising expenditure in FY27, defying the headwinds facing the sector, according to the ...

Tasmea snaps up energy services provider JPS Group in deal worth up to $75 million

Tasmea snaps up energy services provider JPS Group in deal worth up to $75 million

Industrial services group Tasmea Limited (ASX: TEA) has acquired in...

Australians spend $29.7b on domestic overnight stays as day-trip surge drives tourism momentum

Australians spend $29.7b on domestic overnight stays as day-trip surge drives tourism momentum

Australians spent $29.7 billion on overnight domestic stays in the ...

NSW cracks down on real estate underquoting with fivefold increase in penalties passed into law

NSW cracks down on real estate underquoting with fivefold increase in penalties passed into law

The NSW Government has passed legislation that increases maximum pe...

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Seer Medical bags $40m rescue deal from US group Cadwell Industries and Breakthrough Victoria

Seer Medical bags $40m rescue deal from US group Cadwell Industries and Breakthrough Victoria

Epilepsy treatment specialist Seer Medical has been pulled from the...

Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway secures $320m investment from Ares Management

Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway secures $320m investment from Ares Management

Sydney-headquartered global litigation funding and financing group ...

The Star gets $100m of Bally’s lifeline just in time as poor public image exacerbates $302m loss

The Star gets $100m of Bally’s lifeline just in time as poor public image exacerbates $302m loss

The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) posted a $302 million botto...

Luxembourg’s IQ-EQ acquires AMAL Group to capitalise on growing Australian corporate trust market

Luxembourg’s IQ-EQ acquires AMAL Group to capitalise on growing Australian corporate trust market

Luxembourg-based investor services group IQ-EQ is expanding into Au...

Accent Group shareholder to inject $60m for Sports Direct store roll-out

Accent Group shareholder to inject $60m for Sports Direct store roll-out

Frasers Group plc, the UK-based investor that bought Brett Blundy...

Collins Foods to exit Taco Bell brand in a new global shake-up that ramps up KFC growth in Germany

Collins Foods to exit Taco Bell brand in a new global shake-up that ramps up KFC growth in Germany

Collins Foods (ASX: CKF) has bitten the bullet with plans to abando...

Startup funding off to fastest start since 2022 in Q1 despite softness in mid-sized rounds

Startup funding off to fastest start since 2022 in Q1 despite softness in mid-sized rounds

A clear rise in megadeals worth more than $20 million helped push A...

Clorox hit with $8.25m greenwashing penalty over misleading ‘ocean plastic’ GLAD products

Clorox hit with $8.25m greenwashing penalty over misleading ‘ocean plastic’ GLAD products

US-based consumer products company Clorox’s Australian subsid...

Freight forwarder unpacks ins and outs of US tariffs for Australian exporters

Freight forwarder unpacks ins and outs of US tariffs for Australian exporters

Many Australian exporters who source from China are "trying to...

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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

Tasmea snaps up energy services provider JPS Group in deal worth up to $75 million

Tasmea snaps up energy services provider JPS Group in deal worth up to $75 million

Industrial services group Tasmea Limited (ASX: TEA) has acquired in...

Lowes Petroleum boosts regional infrastructure arm with buyout of Tamworth engineering firm EMP

Lowes Petroleum boosts regional infrastructure arm with buyout of Tamworth engineering firm EMP

Regional fuel distributor Lowes Petroleum has acquired Tamworth-bas...

Credit Corp abandons $385m Humm Group takeover bid, bringing seven-month battle to a close

Credit Corp abandons $385m Humm Group takeover bid, bringing seven-month battle to a close

Debt collections  group Credit Corp (ASX: CCP) has walked away...

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Retail

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...

Super Retail Group sets its sights on 110 new stores as Rebel brand targets regional markets

Super Retail Group sets its sights on 110 new stores as Rebel brand targets regional markets

Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL) has unveiled a five-year strategy to ...

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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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

Optimus breaks ground on luxury apartment tower in Broadbeach

Optimus breaks ground on luxury apartment tower in Broadbeach

There's certainly no shortage of luxury accommodation in Bro...

Boardriders to sell former Billabong HQ in Burleigh Heads

Boardriders to sell former Billabong HQ in Burleigh Heads

After acquiring Billabong earlier in the year, Boardriders is se...

The Star announces $2 billion masterplan to become Australia's largest resort

The Star announces $2 billion masterplan to become Australia's largest resort

Just a few months ago The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) br...

Ponzi property sold at Sanctuary Cove but delays cut price by $1m

Ponzi property sold at Sanctuary Cove but delays cut price by $1m

The fire sale of a Gold Coast property linked to an internationa...

CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE

Women’s health platform Ovum triples valuation to $18m in a year after $4m seed round

Women’s health platform Ovum triples valuation to $18m in a year after $4m seed round

Australian women’s health startup Ovum has backed up a $1.7 m...

SavvyWise valuation hits $27.5m as accountants back AI tax platform’s $1.56m crowdfunding raise

SavvyWise valuation hits $27.5m as accountants back AI tax platform’s $1.56m crowdfunding raise

Perth-based AI tax research platform SavvyWise has closed a $1.56 m...

Clinical-stage biotech Racura Oncology raises $34.3m to fully fund three cancer drug trials

Clinical-stage biotech Racura Oncology raises $34.3m to fully fund three cancer drug trials

Clinical-stage biotechnology company Racura Oncology (ASX: RAC) has...

Scaleup Mediafund launches $25m fourth fund as media-for-equity model gains momentum

Scaleup Mediafund launches $25m fourth fund as media-for-equity model gains momentum

Scaleup Mediafund has launched its fourth media-for-equity fund wit...

Health

Women’s health platform Ovum triples valuation to $18m in a year after $4m seed round

Women’s health platform Ovum triples valuation to $18m in a year after $4m seed round

Australian women’s health startup Ovum has backed up a $1.7 m...

Clinical-stage biotech Racura Oncology raises $34.3m to fully fund three cancer drug trials

Clinical-stage biotech Racura Oncology raises $34.3m to fully fund three cancer drug trials

Clinical-stage biotechnology company Racura Oncology (ASX: RAC) has...

Biotech Memphasys secures supply deal with Monash IVF for Felix sperm selection system

Biotech Memphasys secures supply deal with Monash IVF for Felix sperm selection system

Sydney-based reproductive biotech Memphasys (ASX: MEM) has secured ...

Takeover target Monash IVF slashes full-year profit guidance as cycle volumes decline

Takeover target Monash IVF slashes full-year profit guidance as cycle volumes decline

Almost two months after rejecting a $350 million takeover bid ...

Technology

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...

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), est...

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Melbourne-based technology company Arkeus has closed a $25 mil...

Legal

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...

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 ...

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