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US series Metropolis axed due to rising costs and writers’ strike in $188m blow for Victoria

US series Metropolis axed due to rising costs and writers’ strike in $188m blow for Victoria

Rising costs and a writers’ strike in the US have led to Univ...

Dragonfly Enviro Capital’s $50m impact fund taps into green growth assets

Dragonfly Enviro Capital’s $50m impact fund taps into green growth assets

Fund manager Dragonfly Enviro Capital, a company founded by conserv...

Frntline raises $4.6m for 'TikTok-style' customer service training videos

Frntline raises $4.6m for 'TikTok-style' customer service training videos

Frntline, a Melbourne-founded startup backed by Beyoncé...

PwC Australia claims "small" number of clients affected by MOVEit data hack

PwC Australia claims "small" number of clients affected by MOVEit data hack

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia has been dragged into a glob...

Crown Melbourne fined $20 million for breaching tax obligations

Crown Melbourne fined $20 million for breaching tax obligations

The casino has been walloped with another fine by the Victorian Gam...

Australia, NZ see fastest early-stage funding growth of any global region

Australia, NZ see fastest early-stage funding growth of any global region

The startup ecosystems of Oceania recorded the fastest growth rate ...

Metricon steps in to help hundreds of former Porter Davis customers

Metricon steps in to help hundreds of former Porter Davis customers

Australia's largest residential builder Metricon has put up its...

Collapsed homebuilder Porter Davis owes $557m but most won't be paid

Collapsed homebuilder Porter Davis owes $557m but most won't be paid

A creditors report released for Porter Davis Homes (PDH) reveals th...

Red Rich Fruits invests $27m in Cosmic Crisp apple launch in Australia

Red Rich Fruits invests $27m in Cosmic Crisp apple launch in Australia

An apple variety that has taken the US by storm is on track to...

Resimax secures $350m backing from Nomura to step up development of mammoth Eynesbury project

Resimax secures $350m backing from Nomura to step up development of mammoth Eynesbury project

Melbourne-based developer Resimax Group has secured $350 million to...

“A newer, nicer way of flying”: How electric planes could be the future of short-haul in Australia

“A newer, nicer way of flying”: How electric planes could be the future of short-haul in Australia

Having recently been the first pilot to fly an electric plane over ...

Wesfarmers’ API acquires telehealth giant InstantScripts for $135m, Bailador Technology bags $52m

Wesfarmers’ API acquires telehealth giant InstantScripts for $135m, Bailador Technology bags $52m

In a major move that will help scale its health division, Wesfarmer...

Thales to buy Melbourne cyber security firm Tesserent for $176m

Thales to buy Melbourne cyber security firm Tesserent for $176m

French multinational Thales has struck a deal to buy Melbourne-head...

ARA applauds government steps to cut wasteful packaging

ARA applauds government steps to cut wasteful packaging

Plans to implement strict new government rules aimed at cuttin...

Fashion industry airs dirty laundry with 'Seamless' scheme for circular economy

Fashion industry airs dirty laundry with 'Seamless' scheme for circular economy

A handful of Australia’s largest retailers – BIG W, Dav...

Melbourne startup DiaperRecycle closes loop on nappy waste, creates cat litter byproduct

Melbourne startup DiaperRecycle closes loop on nappy waste, creates cat litter byproduct

Amidst a waste problem worldwide that stinks from both a literal an...

Suncorp forced to pay back $32 million to underpaid employees

Suncorp forced to pay back $32 million to underpaid employees

Announced today, Suncorp’s (ASX: SUN) insurance arm has forke...

Telix Pharmaceuticals opens $21m nuclear medicine facility in Belgium

Telix Pharmaceuticals opens $21m nuclear medicine facility in Belgium

Australia’s second-largest biotechnology company by revenue b...

Allegro Funds sells Pizza Hut Australia to US operator behind Taco Bell, Wendy’s

Allegro Funds sells Pizza Hut Australia to US operator behind Taco Bell, Wendy’s

For the first time, major US food operator Flynn Restaurant Group h...

Deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations unveils its very first Tech23 cohort

Deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations unveils its very first Tech23 cohort

From breaking down plastic with enzymes to using machine learning t...

Jenny Craig shuts down in Australia, offloads online business to Eucalyptus

Jenny Craig shuts down in Australia, offloads online business to Eucalyptus

Announced today, collapsed weight-loss giant Jenny Craig will cease...

Bain Capital lobs improved bid for aged care operator Estia Health

Bain Capital lobs improved bid for aged care operator Estia Health

After initially knocking back a $3 per share bid from US private eq...

Carbon Growth Partners taps investors to raise $300m for carbon credit fund

Carbon Growth Partners taps investors to raise $300m for carbon credit fund

Melbourne-based carbon market investor, Carbon Growth Partners (CGP...

Melbourne’s Lion Property Group plans $21m office project in Brisbane’s inner-city lifestyle hub

Melbourne’s Lion Property Group plans $21m office project in Brisbane’s inner-city lifestyle hub

Melbourne-based boutique residential property developer Lion Proper...

CommBank fined for 65 million spam emails that were "alarming" in scale, duration

CommBank fined for 65 million spam emails that were "alarming" in scale, duration

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) has paid a $3.55...

Linktree sacks 27pc of staff, acquires Bento amid push into US

Linktree sacks 27pc of staff, acquires Bento amid push into US

Melbourne-based link-in-bio company Linktree, a startup that garner...

Baby Bunting shares plummet after 'unprecedentedly low' sales

Baby Bunting shares plummet after 'unprecedentedly low' sales

Baby Bunting Group (ASX: BBN) has seen shares tumble by 24pc this m...

Amcal owner Sigma will give shares to Chemist Warehouse in exchange for $3b supply deal

Amcal owner Sigma will give shares to Chemist Warehouse in exchange for $3b supply deal

The owner of such pharmacy retail brands as Amcal, Discount Drug St...

Karen's Diner calls liquidators, not the manager, but two restaurants to remain open

Karen's Diner calls liquidators, not the manager, but two restaurants to remain open

For a restaurant concept that took off as a global, viral fad for S...

Rex, Bonza making minimal impact on domestic flight ‘duopoly’, says ACCC

Rex, Bonza making minimal impact on domestic flight ‘duopoly’, says ACCC

The nation’s consumer watchdog warns that airlines such as Re...