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Australian Unicorns and Soonicorns: Startups Set to Dominate 2025
TechNews180
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June 22, 2025
The birth of the Australian startup ecosystem is truly entering an age of gradual momentum, from thousands active startups and rising activity in sectors such as fintech, climate tech, AI, and creator tools. In 2024 alone, Aussie startups have...
NSW government to launch new authority fast-tracking big business projects
PerthNow
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June 22, 2025
The NSW government is launching a new authority to fast-track major projects and an $80m funding package, as the state gears up for a new wave of investment and innovation. The government will invest $17.7m to establish the Investment Delivery...
LIV Golf Adelaide continues to deliver for South Australian economy
Australian Leisure
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Independent analysis from Vision Insights has revealed that the 2025 edition of LIV Golf Adelaide delivered yet another record, with the event delivering $81.46 million to the South Australian economy, up 14% on the previous year. The analysis...
2025 Australia Payroll Report
Human Resources Director Australia
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June 22, 2025
Payroll in Australia is under unprecedented pressure. Rising compliance burdens, technological fragmentation, global workforce expansion and economic stress are placing intense demands on payroll teams, and employees are feeling the pinch. As Gen...
Federal solar battery rebate set to make more Australian homes renewable
Allhomes
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When Brian Wallis and his wife bought a home in Ballarat, they were already familiar with the benefits of solar. Their Melbourne home had solar panels, and Wallis’ energy company paid him 68 cents per hour for the surplus energy generated by his...
Geologists reveal the world’s largest iron deposit: worth $6 trillion and set to impact the global economy.
Farmingdale Observer - New York
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June 22, 2025
In a groundbreaking discovery that has sent ripples through the global mining industry, geologists have uncovered what is being called the world‘s largest iron deposit in a remote area of Australia. This monumental find, valued at approximately $6...
Virgin Australia’s IPO prospects are helped by its heavy focus on a strong domestic market
Routes
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Virgin Australia's move to launch an initial public offering (IPO) highlights the airline's substantial footprint in a booming domestic market, and the debut of new international services via its partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline is...
Australian influencer Tammy Hembrow confirms divorce from Love Island star Matt Zukowski
PerthNow
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June 22, 2025
One of Australia’s biggest influencers has announced her divorce less than one year after tying the knot. After months of speculation, Tammy Hembrow broke down in a video posted to TikTok on Sunday, confirming she has “no other option” but to end...
PNG-Australia strengthen Digital Cooperation during ministerial visit
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 22, 2025
Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Timothy Masiu, said today that his official Ministerial visit to Canberra and Sydney, Australia has further strengthened the digital understanding and cooperation between the two close...
Major international child development conference heads to Australia for the first time
Australian Leisure
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The International Association of Child Development Programs (IACDP) will be convening its annual Conference for the first time outside of North America - at Tweed Heads, NSW from 23rd to 25th July. Bringing together many leaders in the provision...
Japan, ROK Expected to Deepen Future-Oriented Cooperation; Nations on Equal Economic Footing, Share Common Challenges
The Japan News
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June 22, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-South Korea diplomatic relations in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Thursday. By Yujiro Okabe / Yomiuri Shimbun...
'Miracle' side effect of common cosmetic procedure could help millions of Australians - but it'll set you back thousands
Daily Mail
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June 22, 2025
More Aussies are splashing the cash for Botox, but the trend isn't just for facial slimming, it's also helping sufferers of a painful medical condition. Nearly five million Australians experience migraines with 7.6 per cent of patients struggling...
Australia’s luxury success story is running out of cash and Trump is to blame
Brisbane Times
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June 22, 2025
As sales grew, so did its pile of cash in the bank. This sales model also means it holds no inventory, and only needs to ensure the logistics of moving the goods from supplier to customer, taking care of any taxes and duties and customer support....
Businesses slam more than 900 per cent rise in rates, call for review
Canberra Times
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June 21, 2025
"We are particularly concerned about excessive and unjustified increases in rate assessments," a joint letter from Canberra Business Chamber, Property Council ACT, Australian Hotels Association and Clubs ACT said.
Labor must seal the cracks in Australia’s carbon credits market
Financial Review
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June 22, 2025
After Labor’s resounding election victory, it is now likely that Australia and Pacific countries will co-host next year’s global climate summit, bringing renewed focus on the Albanese government’s performance in this area. With Australia’s...
More jobs for Geelong business
Bellarine Independent
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June 22, 2025
Funding from the state government for new machinery upgrades has enabled a Geelong based food manufacturing business to continue to grow and create more jobs. From meatballs and sausages to Angus beef burgers, Farm Foods Australia in Breakwater...
Farm business workshop coming to Port Lincoln
Eyre Peninsula Advocate
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June 22, 2025
The Grains Research and Development Corporation is hosting a Farm Business Update in Port Lincoln next week. The update seeks to drive innovation and adoption of improved farm business management practices across the grains industry. It will be...
Australian Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- June 21, 2025
ARY News
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June 21, 2025
Karachi/Sydney, June 21, 2025 — The Australian Dollar (AUD) has seen a modest rise against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR), trading at 183.67 PKR as of today, up from 183.36 PKR on June 18 and a notable increase from 180.17 PKR earlier this month. This...
Why one couple, two kids and 10 camels are trekking almost 6,000km through the Australian outback
The Guardian
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June 22, 2025
Instead of a dozen red roses, a bottle of bubbly or romantic poetry, Emily Parrott gave her husband a camel to celebrate their first Valentine’s Day. “When he met me, that’s when he met camels,” she says of husband, Luke. “He found his first two...
From Gaza to Parramatta: students fleeing global conflicts follow pathway to Australian university
The Guardian
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June 22, 2025
Weeks after 7 October 2023, Hala Alsammak stood at the site of her once bustling university in Gaza. Al-Azhar university had been reduced to rubble. Alsammak had begun studying there after graduating from the Holy Family School in 2022, where her...