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SBE Australia launches E3 program for early-stage female tech founders
SBE Australia has launched a new program for early-stage female tech founders, E3: Empower, Evolve, Escalate.
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Roma agency Compass West helps small businesses solve their back-end problems
“I’m a problem solver at heart, and sometimes that makes you a less than desirable employee.” She never got fired, Carmen Roberts clarified with a laugh, but acknowledging that fact led to the decision not to go back to working for someone else after having her youngest child. Instead, she looked at what she was… Read more »
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Tree Hut Village is a peer-to-peer platform allowing parents to hire out unused baby equipment
To make it cheaper for parents to hire while also enabling parents with unused equipment lying around to make some extra cash is Melbourne startup Tree Hut Village.
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NSW Government unveils digital strategy for development of user-centric public services
The NSW Government has unveiled a digital transformation strategy detailing how it will look to update its processes to better serve NSW residents.
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New Zealand telehealth startup Firstcheck wants to help fight skin cancer
Firstcheck allows users to snap pictures of a mole they are concerned about, have a dermatologist review their case, and receive feedback within three days.
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Wikipedia wades into Australian copyright debate, calling for fair use provision
“Wikipedia users can only upload this content because they can rely on the US fair use provisions. If it was based in Australia you wouldn’t see that logo.”
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Australia Post to work with government’s Digital Transformation Agency on digital ID pass
Australia Post is partnering with the Digital Transformation Agency to integrate its Digital iD technology into the government’s Digital Identity Framework.
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Adelaide Football Club acquires eSports team to grow reach and brand
A few days after local rival Port Adelaide played the AFL’s first match in China, the Adelaide Football Club too has made a move to expand into a new market, announcing it is acquiring Legacy eSports, a professional eSports team based in Sydney.
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Triangles is a network looking to help women take the first step into entrepreneurship
Blending networking and educational events, Triangles looks to be more of a results-oriented network that looks beyond just the tech community to also incorporate women in small business.
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NBN investing more in regional connectivity than international counterparts, report finds
The report found almost $7,000 is being invested per household on broadband in regional and rural Australia, or $4.5 billion in total.
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Perth trivia app QuizJam helps organisations gamify employee training and engagement
Perth startup QuizJam sought to go beyond the consumer market early, creating a QuizJam for Teams platform for organisations.
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George the Farmer educates kids about food production and agricultural innovation
George the Farmer educates children about farming practices, and how food and fibre is produced, through picture books, music, and other mediums.
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George the Farmer educates kids about food production and agricultural innovation
We all know kids will think and believe some crazy things, but some things are crazier than others: a survey of year six kids conducted in 2012 for the Australian Council for Educational Research found 27 percent believe yoghurt grows on trees, while three quarters believe cotton is an animal product. Looking to fill these… Read more »
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KPMG’s High Growth Ventures group partners with Taronga Ventures to develop real estate startups
KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures practice has partnered with Taronga Ventures to develop opportunities for Taronga’s RealTech Venture Fund.
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Payout platform Hyperwallet expands into Sydney to target growth in APAC
Payments startup Hyperwallet has expanded into Australia, looking to target growth across the Asia Pacific region from its new Sydney base.
