How Byron Bay startup Subpod turned food scraps into a $16.4 million business Byron Bay-based Subpod has completed a hefty $800,000 equity raise after a bonza year for the composting technology startup that saw more than $6 million in sales across 26 countries, with operating profit soaring over 200% in the last 12 months. The […]
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As we return to the office….
Why we need social connection post pandemic – Our least experienced workers need the office the most Human beings are meant to socialise. It is part of our DNA. Forced isolation over the past three years has made the general population yearn to travel, attend sporting events, and be socially active. A great part of […]
BOM warns of increased flooding risk in long-range forecast
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released its long-range forecast for the coming severe weather season, pointing to an increased risk of widespread flooding for eastern and northern Australia, along with an above average number of tropical cyclones and tropical lows. “This season we have a greater than 70% chance of at least 11 tropical […]
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Six ways businesses can minimise travel disruptions as COVID...
While business travel continues to grow healthily, travellers may have another potential disruption to be on guard for: the rapid rise of flu and COVID-19 cases that are expected to peak in the coming months. As such, businesses will need to look for ways to protect their travel from disruption — and their budget. As […]
Cybersecurity agency issues cybercrime warning to businesses
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has warned businesses to improve their websites’ cyber resilience ahead of major changes in the coming weeks. On March 24, non-government regulator .au Domain Administration (auDA) introduced a new system that allows businesses, associations, individuals, or organisations with a connection to Australia to register using the new shorter category […]
Change of environment !
These are the best countries for remote work in 2022 Fancy working from an exotic beach or a metropolitan city? The top choice may surprise you… Remote work has certainly taken over the world in the past few years. And while some workplaces managed to adapt to it well, others struggled to find footing. However, […]
Extreme fire weather days in Australia have doubled over pas...
The number of extreme fire weather days in Australia has grown by 56 per cent over the past four decades, according to research by an international team of scientists including CSIRO. The research, published last week in the scientific journal Reviews of Geophysics, found that the number of extreme fire weather days each year and […]
BOM sees above average winter-spring rainfall, despite La Ni...
Sea surface temperatures are currently warmer than average for much of the Australian coastline, a pattern increasing the chance of above average winter-spring rainfall for Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology says. The Bureau last week declared an end to the La Nina weather event that brought Australia’s costliest ever floods earlier this year, with most […]
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