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Australia leading international study to tackle loneliness epidemic

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/March 11, 2020March 12, 2020

Australians are being asked to participate in a challenge to build deeper real-life connections with their neighbours, as part of a global study into how random acts of kindness impact loneliness. The study is being funded by Nextdoor Australia, a company that hosts online neighbourhood...

The Studio celebrates 2-years of smashing success

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

The Studio, an innovative Sydney incubator for media startups will celebrate two years of successful operations during a free Open Day and Birthday Celebration this Friday at the Sydney Startup Hub. The Studio Ltd is a not-for-profit incubator has successfully incubated 80 startups and helped...

Consumer Data Rights rollout now a full-blown crisis

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

The Federal Government’s new standards around Data Sharing Rights (CDR) was created with little consultation from the fintech and data sectors with a problematic rollout now based mostly on advice provided by the big banks. Representatives of new digital banks and Fintechs have told the...

Cannabis therapy slow to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Cannabinoid treatments now available in Australia will disrupt the pharmaceutical pain sector, but the new industry is far from reaching its full potential, according to Australian company FreshLeaf Analytics, that analyses industry data. “What is growing is the number of different products that are now...

Data champion named finalist in Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

Data freedom champion and founder of ID Exchange, Joanne Cooper, has been named as a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards in the NSW Small Business Category. Cooper, who has publicly rallied data freedoms for Australian consumers, has developed the first customer unified ‘opt-in,...

Advance’s new board member signals new direction

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

The organisation that has been connecting Australian expats since 2001, has appointed KPMG’s Doug Ferguson to its board as it looks to actively connect expats with jobs back home, as well as business opportunities with Australian companies. Chairman of the Advance.org, Yasmin Allen announced the...

Big-spending Potentia buys into CompliSpace

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Big spending private equity firm Potentia Capital has added software company CompliSpace Technology to its impressively growing portfolio as part of its a $300 million investment budget. CompliSpace is among the leaders in technology dealing with governance, risk and compliance software. Potentia will have a...

Supermarket chain withdrawal means job losses and intrigue

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Mystery continues to swirl around the sudden decision of major European supermarket chain Kaufland to abandon its multi-million dollar attempt to establish itself in Australia and whether an alleged conspiracy to keep them out could be duplicated to block leading technology companies from opening here....

Trivago website misleading says Federal Court

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Start-ups and budding entrepreneurs trying to stretch their scarce dollars as far as possible will have second thoughts about using the once popular Trivago hotel comparison website following an Australian Hight Court ruling. The Court found that Trivago had breached Australian consumer protection laws on...

Elbaite drives cryptocurrency trading to the next level

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Stone & Chalk cryptocurrency startup, Elbaite, was founded in 2017; enabling Australians to exchange cryptocurrency with fewer fees, more trust and control, and better trade conditions.

The Aussie Entrepreneur whose blockchain-based company is combating the global blood diamond trade

Jennifer Havilah/Sydney/January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Everledger recently raised $20 million for its expansion into China but the story behind the company’s rapid growth is as compelling a tale as the story of its resounding success. While establishing a blockchain-based diamond tracking platform, Queensland-raised Leanne Kemp, combated blood diamond issues, helped...

NSW Government rolls out red carpet for transport apps

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

Apps, and what they can do to ease pressure on public transport and roads in NSW, are assured of a warm welcome from the State Government. State Transport Minister Andrew Constance says apps that allow people to book and pay for trains, buses, ferries and...

NSW spending $200m to make the M1 into a tech savvy freeway

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

The NSW government is spending $200 million on new technology to convert the outdated M1 going north out of Sydney into one of the most tech savvy roads in the State. Cutting edge technology will turn the 55-year-old M1 from the State dunce into a driver...

Lifting the curtain on an electronic future of flying taxis and AI kitty litter

Ray Chesterton/Sydney/January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

A mesmerising look into a future that includes flying electric taxis, bigger TVs with startling options, washing machines that can detect different fabrics and alter its cycles accordingly and an electric bike that can travel on water. And of course bigger, better and more exciting...

Bushfires take top spot on Google information searches

Ray Chesterton/Sydney/January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

Raging bushfires that took lives and caused a billion dollars in damages as they horrifically scorched the face of Australia for decades to come, dominated searches on Google in 2019. As the fires intensified to destroy an estimated 3.5 million hectares of rural and urban...

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