It will be free for students to take courses through the new OpenLearning platform; they’re given the choice to pay if they want to receive a recognised qualification.
The Brisbane Heat has today released Heat VR, a virtual reality app and ‘brand’ in conjunction with partner CUA. The app will look to give fans a behind the scenes experience.
NSW Government agencies are now able to engage suppliers through direct negotiation on short term contracts valued up to $1 million, including GST, for proof of concept or outcomes-based trials.
Tyro Payments, the Sydney-based fintech company looking to become the next big Australian bank, has announced the appointment of Gerd Schenkel as its new CEO. Current CEO Jost Stollmann will move to the position of full-time executive director.
Mums & Co offers access to tailored events, discounts on perks ranging from the likes of postage to restaurant vouchers, and a ‘Concierge’ connecting them to business services such as legal, insurance packages, and HR help and toolkits.
Sydney coworking community Tank Stream Labs has partnered with edutech startup Austern International to connect its resident companies to eager young talent for paid internships.
Social Qs, a team looking to help men understand and develop empathy for the lived experiences of women in the workplace through VR and gamification, took out first prize at the Australian leg of the LadyProblems hackathon over the weekend.
The University of Sydney’s on-campus accelerator program Incubate, has announced it has received $1 million in funding from the University, to be provided over five years.
SavvyKiwi looks to help match savers to the right fund. It then keeps monitoring the fund to keep savers abreast of any issues or changes that they should be aware of and, if they choose to switch, helps them easily transfer to another fund.
Brisbane startup Gruntify has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Duserve, the facilities management arm of the Dubai Government.
KPMG Australia has launched this year’s edition of Energise, its accelerator program focused on startups working in the energy and natural resources (ENR) sector.
Kris Kringle is a staple of the Christmas season so looking to make the process easier and more fun is aptly-named South Australian ecommerce platform KK Gifts.
Kiwibank has opened applications for New Zealand’s first dedicated fintech accelerator, powered by Lightning Lab, to run in Wellington in collaboration with Callaghan Innovation and Xero.
The Presumi platform allows users to create and send out a trackable job application and resume, and helps them manage each application from start to finish.
Property crowdfunding platform CrowdfundUP has raised $2.1m to further develop its technology and expand its team, with expansion into China on the cards.
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