Aussies waiting on hold for longer, costing the economy $1.28b, says report

Aussies waiting on hold for longer, costing the economy $1.28b, says report

The time spent on hold by Australians increased dramatically over t...

Netflix embarks on another Aussie novel remake with Jane Harper's The Survivors in Tasmania

Netflix embarks on another Aussie novel remake with Jane Harper's The Survivors in Tasmania

The screen industry's love affair with successful Australian no...

Soft plastic recycling is back, but only in 12 supermarkets. Will it work this time?

Soft plastic recycling is back, but only in 12 supermarkets. Will it work this time?

After the memorable collapse of Australia’s largest soft plas...

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation has reache...

UniSuper plans $1b industrial park after paying $260m for Orica site in Melbourne

UniSuper plans $1b industrial park after paying $260m for Orica site in Melbourne

Orica (ASX: ORI) has sold a major greenfield industrial site in Mel...

BHP raises provision for Brazilian dam disaster by US$2.8 billion

BHP raises provision for Brazilian dam disaster by US$2.8 billion

The Brazilian subsidiary of Australian mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP) ...

Magellan to bring in Sophia Rahmani from Maple-Brown Abbott as next CEO

Magellan to bring in Sophia Rahmani from Maple-Brown Abbott as next CEO

After reporting a 24 per cent lift in net profit after tax (NPAT) t...

St Hilliers Contracting group’s debt exposure could top $40m, creditors told

St Hilliers Contracting group’s debt exposure could top $40m, creditors told

Creditors to Sydney-based St Hilliers Contracting have been to...

Afterpay-founded Touch Ventures in the red from investment impairments

Afterpay-founded Touch Ventures in the red from investment impairments

A venture capital spin-off from buy-now pay-later (BNPL) compa...

Salus, Mandalay among first VCs backed by QIC's $130m fund for Queensland startups

Salus, Mandalay among first VCs backed by QIC's $130m fund for Queensland startups

While first selections for the $130 million Queensland Venture Capi...

MA Marina Fund grows its portfolio with $33m deal for East Coast Marina in Manly, QLD

MA Marina Fund grows its portfolio with $33m deal for East Coast Marina in Manly, QLD

Alternative asset manager MA Financial (ASX: MAF) has lifted its ex...

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK contract foodservice giant SSP Group plc is taking a bigger shar...

Next-gen vector search platform Marqo raises $19.4m

Next-gen vector search platform Marqo raises $19.4m

Melbourne-based (but not much longer) vector search company Marqo, ...

US$15m Series A top-up for quantum computing tech scale-up Diraq

US$15m Series A top-up for quantum computing tech scale-up Diraq

Sydney-based quantum computing technology company Diraq has success...

Sydney-founded ethical hacking platform Bugcrowd raises $156m

Sydney-founded ethical hacking platform Bugcrowd raises $156m

A Sydney-founded cybersecurity company that has unlocked "an a...

Holman Industries founder ends 58 years at the helm after selling to RWC for $160m

Holman Industries founder ends 58 years at the helm after selling to RWC for $160m

Wally Edwards, the founder and managing director of Perth-based plu...

Temple & Webster defies consumer downturn to post record $254m in sales

Temple & Webster defies consumer downturn to post record $254m in sales

Online furniture and homewares retailer Temple & Webster (ASX: ...

Dealmaker data solutions group Ansarada to be acquired by rival Datasite for $263m

Dealmaker data solutions group Ansarada to be acquired by rival Datasite for $263m

A Sydney-based virtual data room solutions company that helps globa...

Prime Financial acquires Brisbane alternative asset manager Altor Capital

Prime Financial acquires Brisbane alternative asset manager Altor Capital

Financial advisory and asset management firm Prime Financial Group ...

Simonds Group swings back into profit despite a fall in house builds

Simonds Group swings back into profit despite a fall in house builds

Homebuilder Simonds Group (ASX: SIO) has swung back into the black ...

Audinate shares hit all-time high as Dante software sales soar

Audinate shares hit all-time high as Dante software sales soar

The market capitalisation of audiovisual technology company Audinat...

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Medicinal cannabis and hemp company Ecofibre (ASX: EOF) is selling ...

CAR Group accelerates earnings as vehicle sales weather economic storm

CAR Group accelerates earnings as vehicle sales weather economic storm

A solid contribution from US-based listing business Trader Interact...

Appen to shut two offices in cost cutting drive as it reels from Google contract fallout

Appen to shut two offices in cost cutting drive as it reels from Google contract fallout

Struggling artificial intelligence (AI) annotator Appen (ASX: APX) ...

Resort developer Li Zhang sentenced to 10 years in jail for tax fraud

Resort developer Li Zhang sentenced to 10 years in jail for tax fraud

A developer who conspired to defraud the Commonwealth of tax income...

QLD Government launches $3m fund to support local screen sector

QLD Government launches $3m fund to support local screen sector

With Queensland's film industry on a high following the global ...

From agritech to workplace safety: Startmate unveils a sizzling Summer ’24 cohort

From agritech to workplace safety: Startmate unveils a sizzling Summer ’24 cohort

From creating synthetic fertilisers that efficiently grow more food...

Booktopia cuts earnings guidance by $10.5m, prompting strategic review

Booktopia cuts earnings guidance by $10.5m, prompting strategic review

While the rise of social media communities like BookTok may have pl...

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

One of the nation’s leading medical cannabis product distribu...

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

The board of senior and disability accommodation provider Eureka Gr...