A ‘simplified’ BOQ lifts cash profit to $383m as business loans boost offsets a fall in home loans

A ‘simplified’ BOQ lifts cash profit to $383m as business loans boost offsets a fall in home loans

A drop in home loans, a sharp increase in business lending and a raft of job cuts have helped boost Bank of Queensland’s (ASX: BOQ) cash earnings by 12 per cent to $3...

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...

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Sydney-based fund manager Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG) has s...

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 ...

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SA on alert over new COVID-19 case

SA on alert over new COVID-19 case

An 81-year-old man in South Australia has tested positive to COVI...

Victorian lockdown extended as primary close contacts grow to 15,800

Victorian lockdown extended as primary close contacts grow to 15,800

The Victorian lockdown will not be lifted tomorrow night as many ...

98 new cases for NSW as effects of harsher lockdown yet to be seen

98 new cases for NSW as effects of harsher lockdown yet to be seen

"We won't see the effect of the harsher restrictions for...

Stockland acquires lifestyle villages operator Halcyon Group for $620 million

Stockland acquires lifestyle villages operator Halcyon Group for $620 million

Developer Stockland (ASX: SGP) has today made its first major ann...

Surf Lakes sets course for IPO on a rising tide of global interest

Surf Lakes sets course for IPO on a rising tide of global interest

Australian wave pool company Surf Lakes, buoyed by a flood of int...

Digital platform VentureCrowd raises $31m for alternative assets

Digital platform VentureCrowd raises $31m for alternative assets

Brisbane-based crowdfunding equity investment platform VentureCro...

AMA urges NSW Government to order stricter lockdowns

AMA urges NSW Government to order stricter lockdowns

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on the NSW Go...

WA reinstates hard border with Victoria

WA reinstates hard border with Victoria

Western Australia is following South Australia's lead today w...

Victoria slates business support package with automatic payments

Victoria slates business support package with automatic payments

The Victorian Government will provide more than $200 million in a...

French giant Publicis' CitrusAd acquisition the making of a 'beast of a business'

French giant Publicis' CitrusAd acquisition the making of a 'beast of a business'

Australian digital ad platform CitrusAd, a recent start-up that has...

NSW reports 97 new cases, with 29 infectious in the community

NSW reports 97 new cases, with 29 infectious in the community

New South Wales has announced 97 new COVID-19 cases of community ...

All new QLD cases have Delta strain, state to lock out Victorians tomorrow

All new QLD cases have Delta strain, state to lock out Victorians tomorrow

The state of Victoria will be declared as a hotspot by Queensland...

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Entrepreneurship

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

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Sydney-based fund manager Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG) has s...

Order platform Fresho expands UK presence and fires up tech capabilities with Nation Wilcox buyout

Order platform Fresho expands UK presence and fires up tech capabilities with Nation Wilcox buyout

Australian order management platform Fresho has expanded its presen...

US consortium ups the ante in battle for Steadfast Group with $7.7b bid priced at a big premium

US consortium ups the ante in battle for Steadfast Group with $7.7b bid priced at a big premium

Steadfast Group (ASX: SDF) has entered into an exclusivity deed wit...

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Retail

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 ...

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,...

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...

 

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

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Perth-based fintech Spenda Limited (ASX: SPX) has launched an accel...

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...

Property

Hong Kong private equity investor JY Group snares 50pc of Adelaide’s Westfield Marion for $670m

Hong Kong private equity investor JY Group snares 50pc of Adelaide’s Westfield Marion for $670m

Hong Kong-based private equity firm JY Group has exchanged contract...

Property fintech Rent.com.au achieves record bond loans in May as path to profitability accelerates

Property fintech Rent.com.au achieves record bond loans in May as path to profitability accelerates

Property fintech Rent.com.au (ASX: RNT) has posted record Rent...

Azure gains approval for $115m terrace home project on Gold Coast's last Lumina residential site

Azure gains approval for $115m terrace home project on Gold Coast's last Lumina residential site

Brisbane-headquartered developer Azure has secured Gold Coast City ...

Prime Urban progresses $55m Bendigo business park plans as first stage opens near full occupancy

Prime Urban progresses $55m Bendigo business park plans as first stage opens near full occupancy

Prime Urban Group is advancing plans for the second stage of its $5...

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

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 ...

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...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

Sydney-based recycling and reverse logistics platform ReSmart has c...

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 ...

 

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

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Collapsed foreign exchange broker Union Standard International Grou...

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) ...

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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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