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Regional Australia and the NSW Home Sharing Inquiry: a bitter sweet symphony
Airbnb, the undeniable poster child of the sharing economy, may be about to face one of its toughest PR battles yet.
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The majority of agtech startups are based in metro areas, despite regional focus
Despite the fact they predominantly serve customers across regional areas, agtech businesses are earning a name for themselves in the wider startup space.
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Newcastle’s Hunter Innovation Festival set to showcase regional innovation
The University of Newcastle’s inaugural Hunter Innovation Festival will showcase regional startup success stories and discuss women in tech.
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Australia Post Regional Pitchfest reveals national line up of regional competitors
Australia Post Regional Pitchfest has revealed the lineup of entrepreneurs from Australia that will have the chance to pitch their ideas on stage.
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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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[VIDEO] Silicon Paddock Profiles: Fiona Whatley, Springhill Farm
A few decades on, the paddock to plate concept has truly taken hold and Springhill Farm is serving up delicious baked treats to customers around the country.
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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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Startup hub Runway Geelong opens its doors and announces first bootcamp participants
Runway Geelong, the regional hub and accelerator program backed by LaunchVic, officially opened its doors this week at the old industrial Federal Woollen Mills site and revealed the 13 early stage businesses chosen to take part in its first bootcamp.
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Agersens is an app looking to help farmers manage livestock through a “virtual fence”
Agersens has developed eShepherd, a virtual shepherding platform for managing livestock through GPS-based collars attached to each animal.
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Drone company DJI to roll out aerial imaging technology to Central Coast lifesavers
Global drone company DJI has announced a collaboration with Australia’s Surf Life Saving Central Coast (SLSCC) that will see the company’s drone technology utilised within search and rescue efforts along the beaches it patrols.
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The Rural Network is on a mission to connect and empower rural communities
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the future of work is going to be about individuals selling their unique set of skills – the more connected households become via technology, the less relevance things like offices and shopfronts will hold in society. We have seen many metro-centric platforms, such as Airtasker and Sidekicker appear in the last… Read more »
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Agtech startup The Yield raises $6.5 million Series A round
The Yield is developing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in conjunction with food growers to help improve customer yields and decision making on-farm, combining sensors and other hardware with a data analytics platform.
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Silicon Paddock is on a mission to empower regional communities to change their own economic landscape
There are over 1.3 million businesses across regional Australia. However, while 95 percent of their owners have access to the internet, only 48 percent of them have an online presence.
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Regional innovation could add $44 billion to economy each year, report finds
Regional businesses across Australia are more likely than their metropolitan counterparts to be innovating and “making things happen”, a report has found.
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Australia Post partners with Alibaba to combat sales of counterfeit Australian food in China
Australia Post has announced a partnership Alibaba and Blackmores to combat the sale of counterfeit Australian food across China.
