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Slingshot reveals first HR Tech accelerator cohort
HR Tech, the human resources & recruitment accelerator program run by Slingshot, has revealed its first cohort, with 5 startups & 7 scaleups taking part.
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Airbnb management service Hometime wants to take the stress out of hosting
Hometime looks to help hosts “put their Airbnb properties on autopilot” by handling each aspect of the hosting experience.
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Indigenous-led DHive innovation hub opens in Cairns as Darwin space receives Incubator Support grant
DHive, an Indigenous-led hub looking to engage minorities in the digital and innovation economies, has opened in Cairns. A ‘Digital Social Impact Venture’, the hub has a focus on inclusion, aiming to bring together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, refugees, new immigrants, and people with a disability and provide them with opportunities to actively… Read more »
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Audacious Digital is helping to develop Toowoomba’s SMB landscape by getting businesses online
Digital development and design agency Audacious Digital came out of a Global Startup Battle weekend run at Toowoomba coworking space Canvas in 2015.
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Audacious Digital is helping to develop Toowoomba’s SMB landscape by getting businesses online
Growing up, Julie Boulton dreamed of being a brain surgeon, because she was fascinated by the way humans work. A couple of years into her medical degree, however, she was diagnosed with a brain disorder; having developed tremors, a career as a surgeon was suddenly off the table. “One day I was sitting on the… Read more »
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Victorian budget delivers $45 million for digital connectivity across regional areas
The government will work alongside each Regional Partnership to develop region-specific strategies and practical solutions for their digital needs.
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Telstra expands muru-D accelerator to Melbourne and launches open IoT lab
Four years on from launching its muru-D accelerator in Sydney, Telstra is bringing it to Melbourne, setting up a program out of its Gurrowa innovation lab.
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Square reveals Australian growth figures, is serving 60,000 local businesses
Payments company Square has revealed some figures around its growth in Australia since the local launch of its card reader last year, stating that over 60,000 businesses are using one or more of its products.
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Web hosting company Melbourne IT to acquire digital marketing agency WME Group for $39 million
Melbourne IT has announced its intent to acquire digital marketing agency WME Group for $39 million to further the growth of its SMB division.
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Deakin University’s DeakinCo partners with Cann10 to run Medicinal Cannabis Leadership Program
DeakinCo, the commercial arm of Deakin University, has partnered with Cann10 Australia to launch the Medicinal Cannabis Leadership Program in Melbourne, an education program for medicinal cannabis.
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Sydney startup SnackableTV is creating a streaming platform for short form content
Sydney startup SnackableTV looks to be a free streaming platform, or network, for high quality short form content aimed at millennial viewers.
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Airtasker and Unions NSW come to agreement on minimum rates and workers’ compensation
Unions NSW has today announced it has come to a “groundbreaking agreement” with Airtasker to deliver workers on the platform a number of conditions.
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Tyro cofounder Andrew Rothwell departs to join Data Republic as Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Rothwell, cofounder of Tyro Payments as he gears up to join Data Republic at its Chief Operating Officer in late May.
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Mackay startup Brixn wants to help first home buyers through the buying journey
At its core, Brixn wants to help those starting on the long, often lonely road to homeownership feel supported and believe it’s achievable.
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Invigor acquires Singapore-based shopper engagement startup Sprooki
ASX-listed data intelligence platform Invigor has announced today its acquisition of Singapore-based Sprooki in an all-scrip – or all-shares – deal worth a total consideration of $10 million.
