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Australia’s SPC strikes Posca Hydrate deal in new drinks push
Just Drinks
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August 28, 2025
SPC Global is to distribute fitness-focused sparkling beverage brand Posca Hydrate, the first product range for the Australian group’s new “premium” drinks division. In a joint statement, the companies said the tie-up would give Posca Hydrate...
“Australia and South Africa are capturing India’s mandarin market with distinct strengths"
Fresh Plaza
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August 28, 2025
India's market for imported mandarins is experiencing strong growth, driven by increased supplies from South Africa, followed by Australia, says Devanshu Kalra, owner of fresh produce importer Radha Krishan Fruit Company. He explains, "The...
Australia is living it up on living well
The Fifth Estate
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August 28, 2025
Australians are fuelling a new economic boom in self care – including a new “wellness real estate” sector. New research from the Global Wellness Institute, in collaboration with fitness provider Anytime Fitness, found Australia has the fourth...
Business News | The Innovation Story and IIT Bombay Launch India's Largest Student Robotics Championship
Latestly
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August 28, 2025
NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 28: In a landmark initiative to inspire India's young innovators, The Innovation Story (TIS), in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and supported by Param Capital has launched...
Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – August 28, 2025
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...
What the latest financial results tell us about New Zealand’s economic recovery – Stock Takes
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
“With Port of Auckland continuing to significantly lift its pricing, POT has scope for further container pricing, which is likely to be its key lever to improving returns over the medium term.” In terms of the broader sharemarket, many of the big...
Qantas A321XLRs get flatbed business class
Executive Traveller
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August 28, 2025
Qantas is adding flatbed business class suites to its growing fleet of Airbus A321XLR jets as the modern single-aisle jets take on overseas flights. 16 planes in the growing A321XLR fleet will sport a new international configuration, which will...
Egypt and Qatar cement economic ties with $7.5bn investment push
The National News
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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday to discuss activating a $7.5 billion Qatari investment package and deepening bilateral co-operation across...
Identity crisis for Sky News Australia
The Age
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August 28, 2025
News Corp had ownership right to the Sky News name when it purchased the UK Sky business and then expanded the Australian arm. But since 2018, when News Corp sold BSKyB to American owned-Comcast, the relationship with UK Sky News has soured. The...
Solomon Islands politician ‘extremely disappointed’ Australia ignored warnings of China military deal
Pacific News Service
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Solomon Islands’ Opposition Leader claims he warned Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military pact which could see a base established on the strategically located Pacific nation. News of the draft agreement is causing...
EMK Termite & Pest Control Sydney Launches Advanced Termite Barrier Solutions To Protect Homes & Businesses
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Sydney, Australia, August 28, 2025 - EMK Termite & Pest Control, a trusted name in professional pest management, is proud to announce its latest and most effective termite barrier solutions for homeowners and businesses...
South African small businesses celebrate their business successes like no other country
Cape Business News
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August 28, 2025
Research from Xero underscores South Africans’ unique approach to entrepreneurship, with 92% marking milestones Xero, the global small business platform, has published new independent research revealing South African small businesses celebrate...
‘Golden ticket’ to guns: police want Australia’s laws tightened to stem abuse of firearms licences
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
In a small courtroom in Lismore in northern New South Wales in June, a senior firearms registry official gave evidence of a disturbing gap in Australia’s gun control laws. The court was exploring the circumstances of a murder-suicide, in which a...
5 Best Practices to Ensure Your Business Ecosystem Is Cyber-Secure
Information Week
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August 28, 2025
In July, the Australian airline Qantas confirmed a data breach that it said originated with a vendor’s customer service platform, affording hackers access to the personal data of up to six million Qantas customers. That news came soon after...
What does sustainability have to do with economics and politics?
The Fifth Estate
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August 28, 2025
If you are on LinkedIn, like me, then you will have seen a post saying “Stop these political comments, this is a professional business platform”, or “What do these ‘green’ issues have to do with business or how we run the economy?”. The answer is:...
‘Like losing a job’: S’pore small business owners hit by axed US tariff exemption on low-value goods
The Straits Times
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August 28, 2025
SINGAPORE – Handmade glass jewellery maker Lee Chu Ling reckons the removal of tariff exemptions on low-value shipments to the US is like a lifeline cut, given that orders from the US make up 90 per cent of her monthly revenue. With effect from...
Sydney Marathon’s debut as Major is timed perfectly with Australia’s running boom | Elise Beacom
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Marathons are selling out like Taylor Swift tickets. Running is in vogue, and many newer runners are seeking the shortest route from couch to marathon – a distance once considered superhuman. Now, amid the proliferation of training shared online,...
"Becoming the global leader in automating mushroom harvesting will make us a billion-dollar business”
Fresh Plaza
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August 28, 2025
Canadian company 4AG Robotics believes the solution to mushroom farming's labor challenge lies in automation. With labor costs making up more than 40 percent of production in Western markets and the global sector projected to surpass $70 billion...
Amid Trump tariffs, Australia minister bats for stronger trade deal with India, rare earth supply chain
The Indian Express
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August 28, 2025
A day after Australian Foreign minister Penny Wong opposed the tariffs imposed by the US, Australian Trade minister Don Farrell reiterated that his country does not support the imposition of tariffs, whether they be on Australia or India.He also...
Qantas orders more A321XLR aircraft with new lie-flat business class
Business Traveller
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Oneworld member Qantas has today announced an order for an additional 20 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, including the introduction of lie-flat business class seats on its narrowbody aircraft for the first time. The expansion of the group’s largest ever...