Openn Negotiation calls administrators a week after $1.3m bid for prop-tech Proffer Group

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 for $1.33 million, real estate platform Openn Negotiation (ASX: OPN) has been placed into voluntary adminis...

QLD Government buys time on The Star licence suspension decision

QLD Government buys time on The Star licence suspension decision

The Queensland Government has for the second time deferred a suspen...

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA Parks & Resorts has snapped up a bustling holiday park in ...

'54-year-old startup' Tracks plunges into new sets with Surf Shacks, 24/7 TV channel

'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...

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The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

We are in an era of brand activism and conscious consumerism. More ...

Platypus Asset Management names senior analyst Jelena Stevanovic to replace long-time CEO

Platypus Asset Management names senior analyst Jelena Stevanovic to replace long-time CEO

Platypus Asset Management, a $5 billion equities funds manager owne...

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank has teamed up with New Zealand’s Bayley Corporat...

G8 Education settles Slater and Gordon shareholder class action for $46.5m

G8 Education settles Slater and Gordon shareholder class action for $46.5m

Slater and Gordon Lawyers has secured a $46.5 million settlement fr...

Former unicorn Tritium ordered to delist from Nasdaq as shares flounder

Former unicorn Tritium ordered to delist from Nasdaq as shares flounder

Once a unicorn, now a mule, Brisbane-headquartered electric vehicle...

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...

"Exceptionally disappointing": The Star CEO, CFO call it quits amidst second NSW inquiry

"Exceptionally disappointing": The Star CEO, CFO call it quits amidst second NSW inquiry

Update (25 March 2024): The NSW inquiry into The Star's casino ...

Nutun Australia falls into local hands as Allegro snaps it up for $120m

Nutun Australia falls into local hands as Allegro snaps it up for $120m

Outsourcing specialist Nutun Australia has today been acquired by A...

Dubber co-founder, lawyer barred from leaving Australia as ASIC investigates missing $26.6m

Dubber co-founder, lawyer barred from leaving Australia as ASIC investigates missing $26.6m

The co-founder and suspended CEO of call recording software company...

Australian Venue Co to buy four pubs from landlord Hotel Property Investments

Australian Venue Co to buy four pubs from landlord Hotel Property Investments

Hotel Property Investments (ASX: HPI) has exchanged contracts to se...

Eureka's new property fitout entrepreneur investor Ben Cottle foils Aspen's takeover bid

Eureka's new property fitout entrepreneur investor Ben Cottle foils Aspen's takeover bid

A campaign from the board of Gold Coast-based seniors' rental a...

HR software mammoth Culture Amp acquires people analytics company Orgnostic

HR software mammoth Culture Amp acquires people analytics company Orgnostic

Melbourne-based human resources (HR) software giant Culture Amp wil...

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Entrepreneurship

Aussie-founded Cover Genius raises $119m in Series E round amid rapid growth for insurtech

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

"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

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

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

ACCC throws a spanner in the works for Louis Dreyfus in its bid for Namoi Cotton

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

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...

Shareholder consortium buys out Black Hops Brewing as creditors remain in the dark

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...

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Retail

Out with the bathwater: Baby Bunting shares plunge amid sales slump

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’

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

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

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

Chalmers is bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone

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

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...

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Capital Raising & Finance

'54-year-old startup' Tracks plunges into new sets with Surf Shacks, 24/7 TV channel

'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

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

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

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...

Property

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA acquires Yamba's Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort for $40m

NRMA Parks & Resorts has snapped up a bustling holiday park in ...

Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia

Lendlease enters joint venture with Warburg Pincus in Asia

Australian development giant Lendlease (ASX: LLC) has announced tod...

Automated real estate management software startup Asseti raises $2.5m

Automated real estate management software startup Asseti raises $2.5m

Sydney-based intelligent property asset management company Asseti h...

Openn Negotiation calls administrators a week after $1.3m bid for prop-tech Proffer Group

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...

Leadership

"Irreconcilable differences": President of Ecofibre's textile business joins lawsuit, resigns

"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

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

Shock sacking of Australian Vintage CEO puts merger plans with Accolade Wines in turmoil

Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and its potential merger with Austral...

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Health

PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures

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

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

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...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction

Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction

Receivers and managers for embattled electric vehicle (EV) fast-cha...

Ahead of the herd: Livestock management platform AgriWebb raises $11 million

Ahead of the herd: Livestock management platform AgriWebb raises $11 million

A Sydney-based agtech that tracks more than 23 million heads of liv...

Green hydrogen group Hysata backed by energy giant BP in monster $172m Series B

Green hydrogen group Hysata backed by energy giant BP in monster $172m Series B

Wollongong-based green hydrogen electrolyser manufacturer Hysata ha...

Plant-based meat popular with Aussie diners despite cost-of-living crunch

Plant-based meat popular with Aussie diners despite cost-of-living crunch

A recent report published by independent think tank on alternative ...

 

Technology

Tinder co-founder backs viral Aussie job swiping app Getahead

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

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

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

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

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

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 hit with $2.5m penalty for sending spam emails and texts to customers

Pizza Hut Australia’s operator Pizza Pan Group has been fined...

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Marketing

Owner of OPSM, Sunglass Hut and Oakley fined $1.5m for spamming

Owner of OPSM, Sunglass Hut and Oakley fined $1.5m for spamming

Luxottica, the eyewear retailer that owns the brands OPSM, Oak...

The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

We are in an era of brand activism and conscious consumerism. More ...

Predictive intelligence marketing tech Prophet raises $5m in seed round backed by Catalano

Predictive intelligence marketing tech Prophet raises $5m in seed round backed by Catalano

In a move resembling the transformation of the investment world in ...

Marketing agency Underscore enlisted 500 influencers to drive marketing for Tennis Australia

Marketing agency Underscore enlisted 500 influencers to drive marketing for Tennis Australia

After the Australian Open (AO) beat attendance records this year wi...

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