* EDITOR’S NOTE: On 20 December, 2022, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal set aside the ban on Paul Dortkamp. Deputy President Rayment concluded that, based on the evidence at the AAT hearing, he was not satisfied that Mr Dortkamp failed to act, did not understand the financial services which his company was providing, or is incompetent,… Read more »
In the age of The Great Reshuffle, what makes a ‘successful’ team has shifted dramatically under our feet. When we meet, it’s rarely in a boardroom. We’re less 9 to 5, more whenever-you-can-get-the-job done. The hustle is real, but it’s not everything. Hitting KPIs is one measure of success, but creating a culture where teams… Read more »
This week marks 100 years since a famous piece of tech fashion, the puffer jacket, was developed by an Australian innovator. George Finch was born in regional NSW in 1888, but soon became a man of the world, studying science in Switzerland, the medicine in Paris. He became a chemist and was awarded an MBE… Read more »
The co-founders of Sydney early-stage venture capital fund AfterWork Ventures have made the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 as first-time fund managers. Alexander Khor, 27, and Adrian Petersen, 28, were named in the Forbes 30 under 30 for Asia in the Finance and Venture Capital category. Previous honourees include Canva founder Mel Perkins and Bumble… Read more »
FinTech Australia CEO Andrew Porter is stepping down as CEO less than four months after taking the top job. FA chair Simone Joyce announced the news its Sydney-based boss had tendered his resignation today. The member organisation’s head of Strategic Partnerships and Marketing, Rehan D’Almeida, who began at FinTech Australia as a marketing intern five years… Read more »
By now businesses should be hearing the message loud and clear: if you don’t take care of your employees, they won’t be your employees anymore. Putting employee mental health first has been a priority for Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – and they’re seeing a positive impact not just on their performance, but the feeling towards… Read more »
Time Magazine has named Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes as one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. The tech entrepreneur and net zero advocate is listed among 18 people, including former Google ethical AI computer scientist Timnit Gebru, and New Zealand film director Taika Waititi, in the innovators category. Apple CEO… Read more »
The biggest obstacles charity organisations encounter can come from the donors, the ones funding the projects. Wait, what? Astoundingly, research has shown that funder created obstacles account for 46% of the challenges faced by charitable organisations. This figure sits considerably above other more apparent issues, with fraud and theft and violence and conflict accounting for… Read more »
Brisbane startup DataBench has appointed its first external CEO with founder David Christmas handing over the reins veteran tech exec Paul Muller. Muller has been an advisor to the automated data privacy platform’s board for the past nine months and has previously been a C-suite exec for the likes of VMWare, SAP, Oracle, Solnet and… Read more »
We’ve heard a lot about the IT skills shortage, the ‘Great Resignation’ and the impact the pandemic has had on the availability of labour across the economy. Economics consulting firm AlphaBeta has estimated that 3.7 million Australian employees will need training in digital skills in the next year in order to cope with the changes in their jobs due… Read more »
Social enterprise Thankyou is tackling a new issue that strikes at the heart of its own existence Launched in 2008 to alleviate poverty, the business has since donated $17 million to organisations around the world fighting against global poverty. But co-founder Daniel Flynn said that one thing he’s learnt over the last 14 years is… Read more »
The CEO and co-founder of a Melbourne agtech startup AXIchain, Linda Woodford, is among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Victoria on Thursday. Her colleague, finance consultant Ian Perry, was also among those killed when the helicopter crashed at around 8am in remote forest near Blair’s Hut at Mount Disappointment, 60km north of Melbourne,… Read more »
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is stepping down from the role he’s held for seven years, with the telco’s Chief Financial Officer, Vicki Brady taking the helm as its first female CEO. Brady joined Telstra in 2016 and has held the roles of Group Executive, Consumer and Small Business, and in July 2019, was appointed CFO… Read more »
LaunchVic CEO Dr Kate Cornick has won the Global Policy Champion award at the annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The GEC is a gathering of startup champions from around the world who are collaborating to develop a global entrepreneurship ecosystem. The congress is heading to Australia for the first time in… Read more »
The dramatic shift from mining and property to technology to generate wealth in Australia has made Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, and Canva’s Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht among the country’s top 10 richest people. The Australian’s 2022 edition of The List – Australia’s Richest 250, to be released on Friday, names Hancock… Read more »
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