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Buy Rainbow at Sydney’s LGBTQ+ Small Business Fair Saturday
Queer-owned businesses come alive on Oxford Street on Saturday, as Buy Rainbow returns for a second year thanks to The Pride Business Association. Celebrating the strength of our LGBTQIA+ community’s creativity and commerce, Sydney’s Buy Rainbow...
‘Make Good Party’ is taking over Market Square for Halloween bash this Saturday
This weekend, Make Good Party will be taking over downtown Victoria’s Market Square for an unforgettable Halloween party, complete with DJs and food vendors. For this event, organizers have concocted a fun and intriguing legend which tells of...
Forget back to the office, make the CBD a place to live, not just work, property industry told
DJAS Architecture CEO Catherine Carter: “We’re not going to get people back to work 100 per cent of the time.” Photo: DJAS. The property industry is flogging a dead horse complaining about the impact of working from home on the CBD and the focus...
Shop Small, Buy Local This WA Small Business Day
Saturday, 25 October is WA Small Business Day WA community encouraged to shop small and buy local Small businesses make a critical contribution to diversifying the Western Australian economy and supporting communities throughout the State Western...
Shaping Australia’s Measurement System
Dept of Industry, Science and Resources Measurement is the foundation that gives us confidence in the world around us. As Australia’s trusted measurement authority, the NMI ensures that buyers and sellers get what they pay for when transacting...
Sullivans Cove unveils Australia’s oldest single malt whisky
Tasmania’s Sullivans Cove has announced the release of the Sullivans Cove 25 Year Old, the oldest single malt whisky ever bottled in Australia and one of the oldest produced by any new world whisky distillery. The release marks a milestone not...
Michael Ray: ‘Huge White Space’ For Brands To Speak To Modern Australian Fathers
There is a significant opportunity for brands in Australia to speak to modern Australian fathers with nuanced and realistic depictions of parenthood through advertising and media, according to author Michael Ray. Presently, advertising and media...
WPP Targets Small Businesses With Self-Serve AI Platform
WPP has unveiled a self-serve marketing platform that allows brands to plan, create and publish campaigns directly through its AI marketing platform. The new tool, which builds on its AI platform WPP Open, is aimed at attracting marketing budgets...
New Australian–Irish coproduction of Roméo et Juliette grasps the spiritual quality of the opera
State Opera South Australia’s production of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, co-produced with the West Australian Opera and the Irish National Opera, heralds a new globalised collaboration. It is a considerable undertaking for the South...
Queensland Government Announces 2026 Farm Safety Calendar Competition Winners
Crisafulli Government announces 2026 Farm Safety calendar competition winners. The annual calendar delivers important safety awareness for farms and rural communities with a record 2,514 entries from over 140 Queensland schools. Sunshine Coast’s...
Weld Australia’s 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards Showcase Industry Trailblazers
Welding professionals from across New South Wales and the ACT gathered in Sydney last night to celebrate the 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards, recognising the projects, people and organisations shaping the industry’s next chapter....
Government's 5% deposit scheme to fuel FHB market after slump
While first home buyer lending hit a wall in the first half of 2025, experts say the slump could soon end due to the government’s First Home Guarantee scheme. Fresh data from Money.com.au has revealed that first home buyer lending “flatlined” in...
Dollar calm as traders gird for US inflation data
SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar was steady on Friday, on course for a small weekly gain against major rivals as investors braced for delayed inflation data that is unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates next week. Trade war...
Robert De Niro’s Nobu-Branded Private Residences in Barbuda Are Officially on the Market
Robert De Niro isn’t just one of the world’s most celebrated actors with two Oscar wins and another seven nominations for his 125-plus film and TV appearances. He’s also an astute businessman with deep roots in the hospitality industry and a keen...
Carnival Cruise Line promotes Anton Loeb to assistant VP, Sales & Marketing, Australia
Carnival Cruise Line has promoted Anton Loeb to the position of assistant vice president, Sales & Marketing for Australia. “I’m honoured to step into this new role and continue supporting the local market, which has been central to Carnival’s...
Australia’s Sunrise Energy signs five-year scandium option with Lockheed Martin, shares jump
Audio By Carbonatix (Reuters) -Australia’s Sunrise Energy Metals said on Friday it has granted U.S. defence contractor Lockheed Martin an option to purchase up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide produced over five years from its onshore Syerston...
How to watch the NBA 2025/26 NBA season in Australia: best streaming options compared
The 2025-26 NBA season has tipped off as of October 22 and along with a whole heap of stars in new colours – Kevin Durant plays for the Rockets now?! – there's also a bunch of new ways to watch. That's because the NBA recently began a new media...
Kate Middleton and Prince William broke Royal tradition with Prince George decision
Kate Middleton and Prince William broke royal tradition with Prince George(Image: Getty Images) When Prince William and Princess Kate welcomed their first child, Prince George, in 2013, the world was thrilled to greet the future king. Just three...
Transport for New South Wales criticised over new train procurement
The combined cost of the New Intercity Fleet (NIF) and the Regional Rail Fleet (RRF) has risen to nearly $A 7bn. THE New South Wales Auditor-General has criticised Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) over the combined $A 6.8bn ($US 4.4bn) cost...
UEI Group appoints technical business development manager
Universal Engraving and Infinity Foils have appointed Brent Singer as technical business development manager for both companies, bringing over 40 years of packaging and converting industry experience to the role with worldwide territory...