Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced an end to the curfew and a COVID-safe return to work for 127,000 Melburnians, as restrictions were eased at midnight Sunday night. He has also flagged a provisional early lifting of many other aspects of the lockdown on October 19. The downward trend in new COVID-19 cases has been… Read more »
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Facebook has announced the latest version of its successful standalone virtual reality (VR) headset, the Oculus Quest 2. The new device packs more computing power and a sharper screen than its predecessor, and is also US$100 cheaper. Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 (from AUD$479) is a powerful wireless VR headset for gaming and, Facebook hopes, much… Read more »
Afterpay shares plunge after CFO departs in a sea of red for ASX-listed BNPLs
The ability to save millions from dying of heart failure could be just a lick of spit away, thanks to Melbourne medtech ESN Cleer
Australia is going to introduce US-style insolvency laws for when small companies get into financial trouble
Non-alcoholic spirits brand Lyre’s raises $16 million in seed round
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Profiles
Today is Father’s Day and for many families, a very different Sunday to previous years. Whether you’re with your dad today or not (because right now, Covid-19 means you can’t be together), the important this is carrying him in your heart – and the values he taught you in the way you take on the… Read more »
Funding
Airwallex has topped up its US$160 million (AU$254m) series D raise from April with an extra US$40 million ($57m) with Skip Capital, the family investment fund run by Kim Jackson with her husband, Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar. Regular backer Square Peg Capital also returned for the latest cash injection, which continues to value the… Read more »
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Chris Minehan has the best of both worlds, working from an office near Sydney’s famed Manly beach, while running another office in the heart of Europe in German port city of Hamburg. His Digital Marketing agency, ClickedOn, was founded in 2014. “We make you successful online” is the company’s mission. ClickedOn has a global customer… Read more »
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