Gold Coast Articles

Slater and Gordon investigates class action against First Guardian, Shield Master Fund

Slater and Gordon investigates class action against First Guardian, Shield Master Fund

Slater and Gordon Lawyers is investigating a potential class action...

Brandon Capital secures $439m to back Australian medical science companies

Brandon Capital secures $439m to back Australian medical science companies

Melbourne-headquartered life sciences venture capital firm Bra...

Fixed income investment app Blossom expands into under-18s market

Fixed income investment app Blossom expands into under-18s market

Just a week after teen-oriented Drip Invest became part of listed c...

Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?

Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?

For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive. People w...

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 ce...

First Nations toilet paper scale-up Yarn'n reaches B2B distribution deal with Bunzl ANZ

First Nations toilet paper scale-up Yarn'n reaches B2B distribution deal with Bunzl ANZ

An Indigenous-owned toilet paper startup that directs 50 per cent o...

Noosa startup Provectus Algae raises US$12.6 million to scale up sustainable feed production

Noosa startup Provectus Algae raises US$12.6 million to scale up sustainable feed production

A Noosaville-based startup that began in a one-person lab in 2018 h...

UQ-developed Molecular Clamp technology at the heart of Sanofi's US$1.6b acquisition of Vicebio

UQ-developed Molecular Clamp technology at the heart of Sanofi's US$1.6b acquisition of Vicebio

The University of Queensland (UQ) is hailing the acquisition of bio...

Gold Coast brand Fixx Nutrition expands to US through e-commerce partnership with The Feed

Gold Coast brand Fixx Nutrition expands to US through e-commerce partnership with The Feed

With its CrampFix product for muscle cramp relief now sold in more ...

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth after data from almost 10,000 clients released on dark web

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth after data from almost 10,000 clients released on dark web

The corporate watchdog has filed proceedings in the NSW S...

Mad Paws fetches $62m takeover offer from Seattle-based online pet services marketplace Rover

Mad Paws fetches $62m takeover offer from Seattle-based online pet services marketplace Rover

Pet services group Mad Paws (ASX: MPA) will close down two of its e...

Wealth manager Insignia Financial agrees to $3.3 billion buyout from CC Capital

Wealth manager Insignia Financial agrees to $3.3 billion buyout from CC Capital

One of Australia's oldest companies is set to change hands afte...

AI-powered phishing: A growing cyber risk for SMEs

AI-powered phishing: A growing cyber risk for SMEs

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create more sophistic...

QLD startup funding hits post-market correction high

QLD startup funding hits post-market correction high

The Queensland startup sector completed a record number of deals in...

SOUTHSTART secures multi-year partnership with South Australian Government

SOUTHSTART secures multi-year partnership with South Australian Government

SOUTHSTART, a festival of innovation that for the last tw...

Canadian pension fund commits up to $800m to industrial property investment vehicle with Aliro, CBRE

Canadian pension fund commits up to $800m to industrial property investment vehicle with Aliro, CBRE

One of Canada's largest pension funds has joined cornersto...

Australian Unity to acquire Plena Healthcare from Zenitas for $70m

Australian Unity to acquire Plena Healthcare from Zenitas for $70m

Australian Unity is set to boost its Home Health division after str...

Bluechiip assets bought from administration by Las Vegas company co-founded by Australian investors

Bluechiip assets bought from administration by Las Vegas company co-founded by Australian investors

A Sydney-based venture capital (VC) investor known for backing...

What if the most valuable thing an investor brings isn’t capital at all?

What if the most valuable thing an investor brings isn’t capital at all?

For many growing businesses, the instinct is to focus on funding -&...

Gold Coast's HOTA set for a splash of colour from iconic Australian artist Ken Done

Gold Coast's HOTA set for a splash of colour from iconic Australian artist Ken Done

The Gold Coast's vibrant Home of the Arts (HOTA) is set for an ...

Shares lift for beauty and health brands owner McPherson's as earnings rise

Shares lift for beauty and health brands owner McPherson's as earnings rise

The owner of such brands as Dr LeWinn's and Manicare has seen i...

Prestige car dealer Autosports Group adds Porsche to portfolio with Gulson Canberra acquisition

Prestige car dealer Autosports Group adds Porsche to portfolio with Gulson Canberra acquisition

Luxury car seller Autosports Group (ASX: ASG) will soon have its fi...

Family business Access Hardware to acquire API Access & Security

Family business Access Hardware to acquire API Access & Security

Family-owned Melbourne business Access Hardware expects to bec...

Melbourne-based Moose Toys acquires US brand Bananagrams

Melbourne-based Moose Toys acquires US brand Bananagrams

Family-owned Melbourne company Moose Toys, now with 750 staff world...

Vinyl Group reins in cash burn amidst switch to "scalable profitability"

Vinyl Group reins in cash burn amidst switch to "scalable profitability"

The addition of digital city guides site Concrete Playground and a ...

No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet

No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet

That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your ta...

Biointelect receives $32.9m grant to help early-stage companies innovate against infectious disease

Biointelect receives $32.9m grant to help early-stage companies innovate against infectious disease

Sydney-based life sciences commercialisation firm Biointelect will ...

Investing app for teens Drip Invest becomes part of ASX-listed Raiz

Investing app for teens Drip Invest becomes part of ASX-listed Raiz

Drip Invest, a Perth-based educational investing app for teens laun...

Block Earner emerges from lengthy court case to launch crypto-backed home loans

Block Earner emerges from lengthy court case to launch crypto-backed home loans

Sydney-based digital currency exchange Block Earner has announced A...

Industrial pivot pays off for Monty Compost as US interest in ‘Fitbit for waste’ heats up

Industrial pivot pays off for Monty Compost as US interest in ‘Fitbit for waste’ heats up

“We’ve had to really iterate our hardware at the speed ...