Australian Stories - Page 242

Australian Stories

Australian stories

Max Bonpain joins Openmarkets as Chief Marketing Officer to drive growth

Max Bonpain has joined Openmarkets as Chief Marketing Officer to spearhead growth and international expansion in wealth and finance sectors.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Crypto

Block Earner gains AUD $8 million to grow crypto-backed loans

Block Earner has raised AUD $8 million to expand its crypto-backed loan products amid strong demand and plans for growth in Australia and international markets.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Australian health practitioners turns to AI to stay relevant

Australian health practitioners are adopting AI apps like Taskey to digitise expertise and stay relevant amid rising demand and tech competition.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Health Technologies

Bushlink portal brings e-healthcare to outback South Australia

The Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT launches Bushlink, a digital portal enabling outback South Australians to book and manage healthcare appointments online.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Smart Cities

AMP, UNSW partner to drive responsible AI in finance

AMP and UNSW Sydney have partnered to advance responsible AI in financial services, enhancing retirement planning support for Australians.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Gaming

Turtle Beach unveils Atlas 200 headset for PlayStation

Turtle Beach launches the Atlas 200, its first licensed PlayStation headset, priced at AUD $99.95 and available from 19 September 2025 in Australia.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell & Applied Robotics partner to deploy OTTO AMRs

Rockwell Automation names Applied Robotics its first South Pacific partner to deploy OTTO Motors' autonomous mobile robots in manufacturing logistics.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Aged care

Hireup launches national campaign for personalised aged care at home

Hireup launches national campaign promoting personalised aged care at home, aiming to provide older Australians with choice, trust and independence.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Australians lose hours to admin as AI resistance slows progress

Nearly a quarter of Australians spend over 10 hours a week on admin tasks, with resistance to AI tools slowing efforts to boost productivity.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Generative AI

AWS & Code for Schools launch AI literacy for one million

AWS and Code for Schools launch an AI literacy programme to educate one million Australian K-12 students, teachers, and parents by 2026.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Robotic Process Automation

Healthengine launches Helen, an AI receptionist for Australian GPs

Healthengine launches Helen, an AI receptionist for Australian GP clinics, handling patient calls and bookings 24/7 while integrating with existing systems securely.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

EduTech

Monash unveils Australia's first AI supercomputer for research

Monash University is set to launch MAVERIC, Australia's first AI supercomputer for research, advancing AI innovation with NVIDIA, Dell, and CDC Data Centres.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Data sovereignty

Greens Senator on why the age ban will be an 'open wound' for the Govt

Greens Senator David Shoebridge condemns Australia's social media ban for under-16s and calls for urgent, robust AI regulation and tech literacy in Parliament.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sun, 17th Aug 2025

Global Stories

Australian stories

Customer Experience

Xero & Constant Contact launch free tool for smarter marketing

Xero and Constant Contact have launched a free integration linking customer data to automate marketing, helping small businesses boost engagement and efficiency.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Security Information and Event Management

Flight Centre Corporate unifies global monitoring to cut cloud costs

Flight Centre Corporate uses Datadog's platform to unify global monitoring, boosting system resilience and cutting cloud computing costs worldwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Firewalls

Ingram Micro partners with AlgoSec to boost hybrid cloud security

Ingram Micro partners with AlgoSec to enhance cybersecurity for hybrid and multi-cloud environments in Australia and New Zealand, boosting MSPs' efficiency and compliance.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

DLA Piper

ISG sells 75% stake to Shaw & Partners for NZD $67.5 million

ISG has sold a 75% stake to Shaw and Partners for NZD $67.5 million, marking a major step in its growth and partnership with Switzerland's EFG International.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Health Technologies

OneMRI raises AUD $2.5m to expand preventive MRI scan service

Australian startup OneMRI has raised AUD $2.5m to expand its preventive whole-body MRI scans, aiding early detection of over 500 health conditions nationwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Customer Experience

Australian eCommerce sees rising EOFY returns despite strict policies

Australian eCommerce sees a 27.6% rise in returns despite stricter policies, as shoppers seek flexibility amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Sat, 16th Aug 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Artificial Intelligence

Blackpearl opens retail offer after AUD $10.3m raise & US deal

Blackpearl has opened its retail entitlement offer at AUD $0.95 per share after raising AUD $10.3m institutionally and acquiring US AI firm B2B Rocket.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

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