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Auto-parts veteran Dumbrell returning to Bapcor as CEO Meehan in shock exit

Auto-parts veteran Dumbrell returning to Bapcor as CEO Meehan in shock exit

Bapcor (ASX: BAP) has moved quickly to fill the void left by the sh...

Renewable energy retailer Amber raises $29m as it targets global utilities with smart tech

Renewable energy retailer Amber raises $29m as it targets global utilities with smart tech

After doubling the number of customers in the past six months to 30...

The 7 new graphs that show inflation falling back to earth

The 7 new graphs that show inflation falling back to earth

Inflation has fallen for the fourth successive quarter. Australia&...

Australian wine exports slump but Hong Kong market shows promise with surge in value

Australian wine exports slump but Hong Kong market shows promise with surge in value

The Australian wine export industry is facing 'extremely challe...

Westpac to pay $9.8m for ‘unconscionable conduct’ over $12b rate swap deal in 2016

Westpac to pay $9.8m for ‘unconscionable conduct’ over $12b rate swap deal in 2016

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) has been found to have engag...

Geoff Wilson's WAM Leaders to make $216m takeover bid for QV Equities

Geoff Wilson's WAM Leaders to make $216m takeover bid for QV Equities

Geoff Wilson's large-cap active investment vehicle WAM Leaders ...

Bubs US sales growth skyrockets 500pc to become majority of revenue

Bubs US sales growth skyrockets 500pc to become majority of revenue

Infant formula group Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) added a second shift...

Centennial and Parkstone Funds Management buy Bundaberg retail centre for $107m

Centennial and Parkstone Funds Management buy Bundaberg retail centre for $107m

Boutique fund managers Centennial and Parkstone Funds Management ha...

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys to shutter 54 stores as voluntary administrators called in

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys to shutter 54 stores as voluntary administrators called in

Vacuum and cleaning products retailer Godfreys Group is expected to...

ATO takes a haircut on $2.1m debt owed by four Surfers Paradise nightclubs

ATO takes a haircut on $2.1m debt owed by four Surfers Paradise nightclubs

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken a haircut on $2.11 m...

Black Friday sales and higher living costs dent December retail sales

Black Friday sales and higher living costs dent December retail sales

The increased shift to Black Friday sales and the impact of cost-of...

Food waste diversion platform Yume raises $2m in seed round to drive growth

Food waste diversion platform Yume raises $2m in seed round to drive growth

Food redistribution platform Yume, founded in 2016 to reduce waste ...

Cloudwerx acquires next-gen data solutions consultancy Lightfold

Cloudwerx acquires next-gen data solutions consultancy Lightfold

Sydney-based IT consulting firm Cloudwerx has made its first acquis...

Alt. Leather raises $1.1m in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

Alt. Leather raises $1.1m in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

Alt. Leather, a startup established in 2022 by Tina Funder, th...

Victorian family business Langdon Building calls in administrators

Victorian family business Langdon Building calls in administrators

One of the builders that was shortlisted to assist customers follow...

Quinn family to the rescue again as Sara Lee scooped up from administrators

Quinn family to the rescue again as Sara Lee scooped up from administrators

The Gold Coast family that rescued Darrell Lea chocolate brand from...

Brisbane prop-tech ProcurePro raises $6.15m to bolster UK growth for procurement software

Brisbane prop-tech ProcurePro raises $6.15m to bolster UK growth for procurement software

Described by co-founder and CEO Alastair Blenkin as an 'overnig...

Surreal aims to become the entertainment industry's go-to infrastructure

Surreal aims to become the entertainment industry's go-to infrastructure

After starting out as a marketplace for live music artists seeking ...

LVLY co-founder Verity Tuck launches AI assistant Goldee for parents

LVLY co-founder Verity Tuck launches AI assistant Goldee for parents

With the start of the school year now under way, 'give your bra...

Suncorp weathers two cyclones in good shape as first-half natural hazards hit $568m

Suncorp weathers two cyclones in good shape as first-half natural hazards hit $568m

Suncorp (ASX: SUN) has come out of two cyclone events during the su...

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Despite a 58 per cent decline in venture capital funding in Austral...

Hamton Property gains approval for $500m project on former University of Melbourne campus

Hamton Property gains approval for $500m project on former University of Melbourne campus

Melbourne’s Hamton Property Group has secured approval to red...

Orange-based carbon capture scale-up Loam Bio enters US market

Orange-based carbon capture scale-up Loam Bio enters US market

With $150 million in capital raised to date and commercial operatio...

Investors take $1.6 billion bite out of Domino’s shares as profit recovery lags

Investors take $1.6 billion bite out of Domino’s shares as profit recovery lags

Shareholders have taken a massive bite off the value of Domino&rsqu...

Autodesk acquires Melbourne software prop-tech Payapps

Autodesk acquires Melbourne software prop-tech Payapps

California-headquartered global software giant Autodesk (NASDAQ: AD...

Recruitment tech Sapia.ai doubles ASX100 footprint

Recruitment tech Sapia.ai doubles ASX100 footprint

A recruitment platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has ...

Late 2023 cyclone and storm claims surpass $743 million

Late 2023 cyclone and storm claims surpass $743 million

As Queenslanders brace for the potential impact of Cyclone Kirrily ...

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Ultra Violette, an Australian brand at the forefront of premium SPF...

Aravax raises $66m for peanut allergy cure as Victoria leads the way

Aravax raises $66m for peanut allergy cure as Victoria leads the way

Victoria has become the epicentre of finding a cure for peanut alle...

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Two of Australia’s biggest Bunnings landlords are set to merg...