Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings (ASX: MBH) has received a non-binding indicative offer from an unnamed multinational consumer goods company to acquire its Hampers & Gifts Australi...

Downer EDI seals $310m Transurban contract to maintain Sydney motorway network

Downer EDI seals $310m Transurban contract to maintain Sydney motorway network

Infrastructure services group Downer EDI (ASX: DOW) has secured con...

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Sydney-based death care provider Propel Funeral Partners (ASX: PFP)...

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

Brisbane-based boutique developer GCAP Property has officially laun...

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Woolworths sees a spike in consumer uncertainty amid supply disruptions and higher fuel costs

Woolworths sees a spike in consumer uncertainty amid supply disruptions and higher fuel costs

Supermarket giant Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW) has warned that suppl...

xReality Group quarterly cash receipts jump as US defence simulation platform gains traction

xReality Group quarterly cash receipts jump as US defence simulation platform gains traction

Sydney-based defence simulation company xReality Group (ASX: XRG) h...

NSW Government pumps $3.1m into regional live music grants across the state

NSW Government pumps $3.1m into regional live music grants across the state

The NSW Government has unveiled a $3.1 million Local Audience Devel...

Stockland home sales surge in Queensland and WA as demand outpaces supply

Stockland home sales surge in Queensland and WA as demand outpaces supply

Diversified property group Stockland (ASX: SGP) has posted a 43 per...

Hipages acquires majority stake in tradie insurance platform VIZ and launches share buy-back

Hipages acquires majority stake in tradie insurance platform VIZ and launches share buy-back

Australian tradie marketplace Hipages Group Holdings (ASX: HPG) has...

Ellipse Property smashes Castle Hill apartment record with $5.75m penthouse sale at Carrington Place

Ellipse Property smashes Castle Hill apartment record with $5.75m penthouse sale at Carrington Place

Sydney-based developer Ellipse Property has shattered Castle Hill...

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

AI-powered debt collection fintech InDebted has kicked off an exter...

SpacePort Australia and Aexa Aerospace launch joint venture to build medical AI for space crews

SpacePort Australia and Aexa Aerospace launch joint venture to build medical AI for space crews

Moree-based SpacePort Australia (SPA) and Houston-based Aexa Aerosp...

Syntara raising $10m to advance myelofibrosis drug toward Phase 2b trial

Syntara raising $10m to advance myelofibrosis drug toward Phase 2b trial

Clinical-stage biotech Syntara Limited (ASX: SNT) has secured firm ...

Emyria locks in fifth psychedelic therapy clinic as national rollout hits all major states

Emyria locks in fifth psychedelic therapy clinic as national rollout hits all major states

Perth-headquartered mental health treatment company Emyria Limited ...

G8 Education to suspend 40 childcare centres as occupancy slumps 7 percentage points

G8 Education to suspend 40 childcare centres as occupancy slumps 7 percentage points

Gold Coast-based childcare operator G8 Education (ASX: GEM) has lau...

Tinybeans posts debut underlying profit as revenue surges 86pc on Qeepsake acquisition

Tinybeans posts debut underlying profit as revenue surges 86pc on Qeepsake acquisition

Listed photo-sharing app Tinybeans Group (ASX: TNY) has reported it...

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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 Y Combinator, securing US$500,000 ($790,000) from the Silicon Valley accelerator to develop personalised...

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 ...

Curtin Accelerate startups secure funding and pilot contracts in fastest cohort progression to date

Curtin Accelerate startups secure funding and pilot contracts in fastest cohort progression to date

Perth-based Curtin University's flagship Accelerate program has...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Sydney-based death care provider Propel Funeral Partners (ASX: PFP)...

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Melbourne-headquartered connected vehicle and IoT company Directed ...

Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings (ASX: MBH) has received a non-binding indicati...

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Retail

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Gold Coast-based franchise group Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) has l...

Peter Warren Automotive slashes profit guidance as margin pressure wipes out second-half earnings

Peter Warren Automotive slashes profit guidance as margin pressure wipes out second-half earnings

Sydney-based automotive dealer group Peter Warren Automotive Holdin...

Kogan.com shares jump 20pc as NZ turnaround helps sales surge past $875m

Kogan.com shares jump 20pc as NZ turnaround helps sales surge past $875m

Shares in Melbourne-based online retailer Kogan.com (ASX: KGN) surg...

Adore Beauty facing headwinds this quarter but targets 10pc revenue growth in FY27

Adore Beauty facing headwinds this quarter but targets 10pc revenue growth in FY27

Online beauty retailer Adore Beauty Group (ASX: ABY) has revealed t...

 

Opinion

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...

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

Global asset manager VanEck has declared that the era of big-bank-l...

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Capital Raising & Finance

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Toowoomba-based agricultural technology company DIT AgTech is under...

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

Government-owned broadband network operator NBN Co has raised &euro...

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

Digital health accelerator ANDHealth has awarded up to $9 million i...

Ordermentum secures $55m from Five V Capital to turbocharge AI-powered wholesale platform

Ordermentum secures $55m from Five V Capital to turbocharge AI-powered wholesale platform

Sydney-based hospitality technology platform Ordermentum has secure...

Property

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

Brisbane-based boutique developer GCAP Property has officially laun...

Ingenia Communities reaffirms FY26 guidance at top of range as sales surge 30pc

Ingenia Communities reaffirms FY26 guidance at top of range as sales surge 30pc

Sydney-based land lease communities operator Ingenia Communities Gr...

NAB backs Central Equity's $1 billion Palmera tower on Gold Coast as construction progresses

NAB backs Central Equity's $1 billion Palmera tower on Gold Coast as construction progresses

National Australia Bank has provided funding for Palmera, a $1 bill...

La Vie Hotels partners with Marriott to bring Le Méridien brand to Queensland's Lindeman Island

La Vie Hotels partners with Marriott to bring Le Méridien brand to Queensland's Lindeman Island

International hotel operator La Vie Hotels & Resorts has p...

Leadership

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...

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

AI-powered debt collection fintech InDebted has kicked off an exter...

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

Sydney-based counter-drone technology company DroneShield (ASX: DRO...

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Health

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Melbourne-based probiotics company Biome Australia (ASX: BIO) has s...

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...

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

Melbourne-based respiratory imaging company 4DMedical (ASX: 4DX) ha...

HealthCo strikes WA Government-backed deal for Healthscope's Mount Private Hospital in Perth

HealthCo strikes WA Government-backed deal for Healthscope's Mount Private Hospital in Perth

HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) has secured a ne...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Energy retailer Amber Electric has secured a $13.6 million top-up f...

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Brisbane-based car subscription platform Karmo has partnered with A...

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Perth-based lupin protein ingredient company Wide Open Agriculture ...

Close the Loop offloads US tech services arm for $14m in bid to slash debt and sharpen focus

Close the Loop offloads US tech services arm for $14m in bid to slash debt and sharpen focus

Australian packaging and resource recovery group Close the Loop (AS...

 

Technology

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...

Li-S Energy secures airfreight approvals to open defence drone battery supply pathway to US

Li-S Energy secures airfreight approvals to open defence drone battery supply pathway to US

Brisbane-based lithium-sulfur battery developer Li-S Energy (ASX: L...

Legal

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) has been ordered to pay a $2...

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Adelaide-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Mayne Pharma (ASX: MYX) ...

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) has settled it...

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Marketing

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

Consumer brands group OMG Group (ASX: OMG) has boosted annual net s...

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) has settled it...

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

More than eight in 10 Australians are worried that fake or manipula...

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

“Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?” If you...

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Brisbane’s brightest recognised: Daniel Mikus and James Rolph win Specialist Services Award at the 2025 Brisbane Young Entrepreneur Awards, again
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MPN contributes to Queensland Women's Economic Security Roundtable
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