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We write about the game changers and the deal breakers, the loss makers and the profit takers, with the aim of keeping our readers better informed and engaged with the most relevant breaking business and finance news and features from Australia.
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 5h
Sydney-based medtech iiShield has raised just over $1 million to fund clinical trials of an innovative device, colloquially known as “kidney pyjamas”, to enhance the success rates for tran
‘Race against the clock’: iiShield raises $1m for ‘kidney pyjamas’ to boost transplant outcomes
‘Race against the clock’: iiShield raises $1m for ‘kidney pyjamas’ to boost transplant outcomes
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 7h
Sydney-based construction group Roberts Co, revitalised by a $50 million capital injection by its new owner, the Dubai-based developer Arada, is looking to spread its wings beyond NSW to capitalise on
Roberts Co secures $50 million injection from Arada to target Brisbane and Gold Coast markets
Roberts Co secures $50 million injection from Arada to target Brisbane and Gold Coast markets
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 10h
Maggie Beer Holdings (ASX: MBH) has secured a $3 million investment from the family that founded South Australian pasta brand San Remo as part of a $5 million capital raise by the Barossa Valley-based
San Remo pasta family takes a key stake in Maggie Beer as part of a $5 million capital raise
San Remo pasta family takes a key stake in Maggie Beer as part of a $5 million capital raise
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 11h
An A-grade riverfront office building at Milton in Brisbane's inner-west has sold for $80 million to Acure Asset Management in a counter-cyclical deal by the Perth-based funds manager.

The property,
Acure Asset Management scoops up Brisbane city-fringe office building from Keppel for $80m
Acure Asset Management scoops up Brisbane city-fringe office building from Keppel for $80m
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 13h
Australian businesses are facing unrelenting financial pressures, with insolvencies showing no sign of easing and payment defaults surging to their highest level in nearly a year, according to the lat
Truckies and small businesses facing the most pain as payment defaults surge to a high for the year
Truckies and small businesses facing the most pain as payment defaults surge to a high for the year
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d
I was just in Australia giving the Boyer Lecture. It's an economist's love letter to his home country. It's also relevant to the current American moment, as the main point is to link institutions with prosperity.

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Justin Wolfers Delivers the 2025 Boyer Lecture: Australia is Freaking Amazing
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 1d
Melbourne-based energy technology company Relectrify has secured $25 million in funding from The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) after today unveiling a world-leading battery energy storage
Energy tech Relectrify secures $25m from ARENA for launch of grid-scale battery storage system
Energy tech Relectrify secures $25m from ARENA for launch of grid-scale battery storage system
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 1d
Luxury goods e-commerce platform Cettire (ASX: CTT) has managed to lift underlying profit in the first quarter of FY26, despite a drop in sales and active customers.

The company, which operates a dro
Cettire lifts profit but loses sales and customers amid global volatility for luxury fashion items
Cettire lifts profit but loses sales and customers amid global volatility for luxury fashion items
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 1d
Sydney developer Billbergia is looking to fast-track the transformation of an industrial site into a $2.2 billion master-planned development at Concord West after lodging a State Significant Developme
Billbergia seeks state approval to fast-track $2.2b mixed-use development at Concord West
Billbergia seeks state approval to fast-track $2.2b mixed-use development at Concord West
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 1d
US aviation investor Air T, Inc. has agreed to acquire Rex Airlines and rescue the embattled company from administration with a recapitalisation proposed to get the business back to basics in servicin
US-based Air T comes to Rex Airlines rescue as four more subsidiaries placed into administration
US-based Air T comes to Rex Airlines rescue as four more subsidiaries placed into administration
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Melbourne-based fintech Bizcap has acquired specialist e-commerce business funder 8fig in the US, which the company sees as a major step towards global expansion and its mission to become a leader in
Bizcap acquires US e-commerce funder 8fig in a major step for financier's global ambitions
Bizcap acquires US e-commerce funder 8fig in a major step for financier's global ambitions
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Liza Noonan, an executive director at Investment NSW, has been appointed to lead Sydney-based deep-tech incubator Cicada Innovations.

Noonan replaces interim CEO Ingrid Marsh who stepped into the rol
‘The right vision and momentum’: Deep-tech incubator Cicada Innovations names Liza Noonan as CEO
‘The right vision and momentum’: Deep-tech incubator Cicada Innovations names Liza Noonan as CEO
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
When we talk about diversity in business, it's usually in moral or social terms – fairness, inclusion and representation. But our new research suggests diversity also pays off in a very practical way:
New research links corporate diversity to better investment decisions
New research links corporate diversity to better investment decisions
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Online shopping hit a new high of $20.7 billion in the September quarter fuelled by more frequent purchases and major sales events, according to the latest research from Australia Post.

The quarterly
Online shopping hits record high of $20.7b in September quarter as more consumers join the fray
Online shopping hits record high of $20.7b in September quarter as more consumers join the fray
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
The Gold Coast is front and centre as both location and setting for Justin Chadwick's spy thriller The Mark, production of which is currently under way on the glitter strip.

The feature film, starrin
Gold Coast finds itself in the limelight as both location and setting for new feature film The Mark
Gold Coast finds itself in the limelight as both location and setting for new feature film The Mark
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Data management platform RecordPoint has bolstered its capabilities in artificial intelligence security through the acquisition of Redactive, a fast-growing Australian company focused on sensitive dat
RecordPoint fortifies its AI security capabilities through acquisition of Redactive
RecordPoint fortifies its AI security capabilities through acquisition of Redactive
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Almost a decade after snaring a 50 per cent stake in Gold Coast-based Mobile Travel Holdings, Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) has moved to full ownership for $36 million – valuing the business at almost
Helloworld snaps up remaining 50pc stake in Gold Coast-based Mobile Travel Agents for $36m
Helloworld snaps up remaining 50pc stake in Gold Coast-based Mobile Travel Agents for $36m
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 2d
Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL) has moved quickly to replace sacked CEO Anthony Heraghty by appointing Paul Bradshaw, the managing director of BCF, to lead the group.

The internal promotion, which will
Super Retail Group names BCF boss Paul Bradshaw to replace sacked CEO Anthony Heraghty
Super Retail Group names BCF boss Paul Bradshaw to replace sacked CEO Anthony Heraghty
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 3d
Australia's largest multi-family office Mutual Trust, founded more than a century ago by the Baillieu family, is shoring up its operations nationally through acquisitions in Victoria and Queensland, a
Mutual Trust expands family office footprint with acquisitions of DELCOR and LiquidGold Consultants
Mutual Trust expands family office footprint with acquisitions of DELCOR and LiquidGold Consultants
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 3d
A weaker than expected start to the latest financial year led to a slump of more than 20 per cent in the market value of auto equipment retailer Bapcor (ASX: BAP) this morning, although the company is
Bapcor shares slump 20pc as lower consumer spending delivers weak start to the new financial year
Bapcor shares slump 20pc as lower consumer spending delivers weak start to the new financial year
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 3d
Buy-now-pay-later group Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) has posted record underlying cash earnings for the September quarter following a surge in transaction volumes in the US where the average spend and transactio
Spike in US growth drives Zip Co’s quarterly cash earnings 98 per cent higher to a new record
Spike in US growth drives Zip Co’s quarterly cash earnings 98 per cent higher to a new record
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 3d
You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It's $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it's $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome to the world of algorithmic pricing, where
AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire
AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 6d
Announced today, established fund manager Geoff Wilson's WAM Income Maximiser (ASX: WMX) has completed an oversubscribed $120.2 million placement to sophisticated investors and is now opening the door
Geoff Wilson’s WAM Income Maximiser bags $120m in oversubscribed raise
Geoff Wilson’s WAM Income Maximiser bags $120m in oversubscribed raise
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Business News Australia @businessnewsaus.bsky.social · 6d
Gluten-free beer brand Two Bays Brewing is raising a glass to new investors after pulling in $1.9 million through its ongoing OnMarket crowdfunding campaign, which coincides with a recent investment f
I’ll drink to that: Gluten-free brewer Two Bays raises $1.9m from equity crowdfunding
I’ll drink to that: Gluten-free brewer Two Bays raises $1.9m from equity crowdfunding
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