Melbourne stories
Health tech and AI firms took most of LinkedIn's 2026 Australian startup ranking, signalling where hiring and investor attention are shifting.
Private credit buyers are being warned that headline yields can mask poor recovery prospects if borrowers cannot refinance or sell assets on time.
Verified supplier checks could help governments cut breach risks and avoid service disruptions as agencies rely on thousands of contractors.
Government agencies could face more cyber risk from suppliers after Scyne's summit tour urged verified security checks for smaller vendors.
The Melbourne-designed system is already linked to more than 10,000 apartments, helping residents cut electricity bills by 30 to 40 per cent.
Apartment residents using the system have cut electricity bills by an average of 30 to 40 per cent, as it wins the 2026 top prize.
Sophisticated investors could keep more of a borrower's payments by selecting loans directly, though they would take on extra work, risk and concentration.
The deal gives the combined group access to about five million members as households look for simpler ways to cut energy and insurance bills.
Fewer than half of capital city homes sold at auction last week, as volumes dropped 23.8% and Sydney dominated activity despite a softer market.
National home values are now 5.2% below their March peak, as weaker sales and rising stock point to a broader housing slowdown.
The tie-up aims to give Australian customers more joined-up workplace, audio-visual and security services as demand grows for integrated office systems.
The app taps into growing loneliness in Australia, where official data show many adults feel isolated at least some of the time.
The tool aims to cut delays between analysis and campaign action, letting marketers approve AI-suggested steps inside existing systems.
The nine-month overhaul should cut delays to digital updates and give the fashion retailer a single eCommerce system across four major markets.
Poorly designed offices can raise stress and sap concentration, with noise, glare and poor lighting pushing some staff into survival mode.
The software group is strengthening its ANZ push as it seeks deeper inroads into government, education and industrial markets.
The live test could help multinationals move dollar liquidity between banks more quickly, while keeping existing treasury processes unchanged.
The launch aims to bridge a widening leadership gap as digital infrastructure projects grow faster than the people expected to run them.
Hiring is tightening in Australia's east coast states as a AUD $150 billion data centre build-out lifts demand for trades and technical staff.
The hire strengthens the Australian consultancy's push into the US as it bids for more supply chain and transformation work.