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ChatGPT Health is launching in Australia, raising new questions about regulation, data storage, accountability and AI’s ...
16/01/2026

ChatGPT Health is launching in Australia, raising new questions about regulation, data storage, accountability and AI’s role in healthcare.

This week Australian startups saw $25.85 million raised across the AI security, fitness and deceased estate management s...
16/01/2026

This week Australian startups saw $25.85 million raised across the AI security, fitness and deceased estate management spaces.

This is not a Victorian story. The closure of LaunchVic is a national signal about risk, ambition, and whether the Commo...
16/01/2026

This is not a Victorian story. The closure of LaunchVic is a national signal about risk, ambition, and whether the Commonwealth still underwrites the future.

Small business owners are slightly more confident they can identify AI-generated scams compared to everyday Australians,...
16/01/2026

Small business owners are slightly more confident they can identify AI-generated scams compared to everyday Australians, but both appear just as likely to fall for deepfakes.

Goodbye to playing it safe! See how Aussie brands Paire, Bed Threads and KOOEE! made bold moves to propel themselves for...
16/01/2026

Goodbye to playing it safe! See how Aussie brands Paire, Bed Threads and KOOEE! made bold moves to propel themselves forward.

In partnership with Optus

It hasn't been overnight success for Paire, Bed Threads and KOOEE!

16/01/2026

🚀 Building a startup or scaling fast in Melbourne? This one’s for you.

Kick off Growth Summit Melbourne on 25 February with an unmissable opening keynote from Leigh Jasper (founder of Aconex and Firmable) on The new era of innovation: The perfect storm for Australia’s startup engine.

Leigh will share a firsthand look at how Australia’s innovation landscape is shifting, where the next growth wave is coming from, and what founders need to do now to stay ahead.

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After the early end to SXSW Sydney, the NSW Opposition is demanding answers and pushing for reinvestment into grassroots...
15/01/2026

After the early end to SXSW Sydney, the NSW Opposition is demanding answers and pushing for reinvestment into grassroots innovation.

Touch Ventures, which invested more than $36 million into Sendle over several years, wrote down the value of its stake t...
15/01/2026

Touch Ventures, which invested more than $36 million into Sendle over several years, wrote down the value of its stake to nil in the weeks before the logistics startup's abrupt closure.

The growing job-hugging movement could affect the number of roles employers advertise in 2026 as more people stay in the...
15/01/2026

The growing job-hugging movement could affect the number of roles employers advertise in 2026 as more people stay in their jobs to avoid economic uncertainty.

Microsoft Australia and the ACTU have signed a landmark agreement to embed worker voice and skills in AI deployment acro...
15/01/2026

Microsoft Australia and the ACTU have signed a landmark agreement to embed worker voice and skills in AI deployment across workplaces.

Woolworths says its AI chatbot will build shopping baskets based on customer preferences, not paid brand deals, as it ex...
15/01/2026

Woolworths says its AI chatbot will build shopping baskets based on customer preferences, not paid brand deals, as it expands Olive with Google Gemini.

LGBTQI Australians are more likely to be unemployed, work fewer hours, or be in lower-paid industries than their heteros...
14/01/2026

LGBTQI Australians are more likely to be unemployed, work fewer hours, or be in lower-paid industries than their heterosexual and cisgender peers.

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