Category: News
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Freshmax Group launches new Sydney Service Centre
Valleyfresh Australia, as a part of the Freshmax Group, launched its new Sydney Service and Distribution Centre. More than 100 attendees celebrated the Grand Opening of what is a ground-breaking facility in the Greater Sydney area. Based out of Marsden Park, the new Sydney service centre offers: 6,500 sqm state-of-the-art purpose-built fresh produce ripening and…
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Sydney businesses sign up to our no plastics pledge
City of Sydney has launched a new business pledge that will dramatically reduce single-use plastics. Industry leaders from the hospitality, events and property sectors came together to sign up to the Sydney Single-use Pledge. More than 30 organisations have so far taken the pledge, including Sydney Opera House, Fox Studios and Star Entertainment Group. The…
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Meghan Markle’s 48 hours after giving birth
On Monday 6th May, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their newborn son to the world. Posing for their first photocall on Wednesday afternoon. It has been a long tradition within the Royal family of presenting their newborn to the media. Both Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Diana gave birth to all their children…
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The Legacy of Bob Hawke – Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister
Bob Hawke, Australia’s third longest serving prime minister, passed away last night at the age of 89. The final days of the federal election have been overlooked by his death, uniting present and former politicians, a testament to the prominent role he played in building modern Australia. Major party leaders paid tribute to the former…
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Remonda Martinez, CEO of Blue Haven Pools
Australia’s largest and most recognised pool and spa company’s CEO, Remonda Martinez talks to us about her vision for the future and her time running Blue Haven Pools and Spas. Remonda was pretty much born into the Pool industry. She was working at Blue Haven throughout her school years and started full time in the business…
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Rodney Adler talks business!
One of Australia’s most respected businessmen, Rodney Adler talks business with Australia business News. There is much more to Rodney Adler than what meets the eye. He is an extremely talented businessman with 3 degrees and a history and passion for philanthropy. He has been in business for four decades and has much wisdom…
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Perth Robotics Firm and Brickworks Launch ‘Wall-as-a-Service’ Offering
FBR’s Hadrian X robot could build up to 300 homes a year The Perth robotics firm behind bricklaying bot Hadrian X has partnered with building materials group Brickworks to launch a joint venture supplying ‘wall-as-a-service’ to the Australian market. Fastbrick Robotics (FBR) and Brickworks today announced they had formed a joint venture called Fastbrick Australia.…
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Westpac Rolling out Red Chatbot to all Customers
Quicker service and fewer call centre calls welcomed by bank’s group CEO Brian Hartzer Westpac is making its new chatbot available to all customers tonight, following a successful roll out to 2.8 million people in March. The chatbot, which is powered by IBM’s Watson AI conversational engine, initially launched to customers via desktop online banking…
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You’re Not Paranoid, Your Phone IS Listening to You
Have you ever had a sneaking suspicion that your phone is eavesdropping on you? Perhaps you were talking about a holiday you want to take, or a pair of jeans you’ve been looking at buying, only to receive oddly specific advertisements for the rest of the week. Sure, sometimes it can be useful. The product…
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AfterPay’s Share Price Continues to Edge Higher on UK Launch
The ‘buy now, pay later’ business has turned its focus towards the UK, where AfterPay Touch Group Limited [ASX:APT] will use the name of its already acquired business: Clearpay. At the time of writing, Afterpay’s share price is still rising after the UK launch announcement, trading at $27.52, up 0.77 on top of yesterday’s 5.47% AfterPay/ClearPay…