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Hostplus, Octopus Australia & CEFC to back energy park in Gippsland

Highlights A partnership between Octopus Australia and the CEFC, to build renewable energy assets, has received the backing of Hostplus to construc...

How latest COVID-19 lockdown in China can cause trade disruption

Highlights China is observing a surge in Omicron cases, which can hamper international businesses dependent on the country. The country is imposin...

How biotechnology can help amid high food inflation

Highlights  Global food prices have rocketed to hover near the levels reached during the global food crises of 2007-08 and 2010-11 Genetic mo...

Govt may mandate parental controls in smartphones to boost online sa...

Highlights The Australian government intends to put technology giants under the microscope to alleviate parents' concerns over online safety. Prim...

Condev Construction to liquidate, joins Probuild in a collapsing ind...

Highlights Gold coast-based builder, Condev Construction, is planning liquidation. Construction giant Condev joins Probuild in an already collapsi...

COVID-19: What’s the buzz around fourth booster jab?

Highlights  Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla stated that a fourth COVID-19 booster dose would be necessary to curtail the spread of infections. In th...

Australia pledges AU$700 million in aid to flood victims

Highlights A few major parts of Australia are struggling from catastrophic flooding and are seeing widespread destruction due to week-long torrenti...

Victoria to issue AU$200 travel vouchers to bolster tourism sector

Highlights The Victorian government has announced the issuance of 150,000 travel vouchers to stimulate tourism expenditure. Government's initiativ...

Millions of Aussies to receive cash boost amid rising inflation

Highlights The Australian Federal Government is seeking to help the Aussies keep up with the rising cost of living.  Nearly 5 million Austral...

Russia-Ukraine war: What is going inside President Putin's mind?

Highlights Russian president Vladmir Putin has blamed NATO for the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. On Sunday, up to 30,000 men, women, and...

Why are these fintech start-ups popular in New Zealand?

Highlights New Fintech companies are coming up in NZ, making a significant impact on NZ’s start-up ecosystem. The Fintech sector got an edge...

Ukraine-Russia war: Is the world at the cusp of nuclear catastrophe?

The Russia-Ukraine war has started the debate over the likelihood of Russia using its nuclear arsenal. Russia, boasting one of the world’s large...

What's happening at Chernobyl nuclear plant post Russian takeover?

Highlights Power supply to Chernobyl nuclear plant was cut off due to an interruption in an electricity line post Russian attack. The outage puts...

Australia to boost military forces by 30% amidst increasing threats

Highlights Scott Morrison has announced to execute military expansion strategy by 30% till 2040. This is the biggest military boost project that t...

Will Brookfield acquire La Trobe from Blackstone Group?

Highlights Canadian investment biggie Brookfield is reportedly seeking to acquire La Trobe Financial. Brookfield wants to takeover La Trobe’...

India's Gufic Bioscience to collaborate with Australia's Selvax

Highlights Australia based Selvax and India's Gufic Biosciences are entering into a research and collaboration agreement.  Orbit Financi...

Elon Musk ships new technology to Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedovor thanks h...

Highlights  Mykhailo Fedovor, vice prime minister of Ukraine, has thanked Elon Musk, as Ukraine has received second shipment of Starlink Rapid...

Moderna boosts vaccine development, soon to start recruitment drive

Highlights  Spikevax’s Moderna has boosted its vaccine development in Australia. The company expects to launch a local manufacturing pl...

PM Morrison declares floods a national emergency, vows more support

Highlights PM Scott Morrison visited flood-hit areas in NSW and Queensland and declared floods a national emergency. Morrison pledges more financi...

McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Starbucks suspend operations in Russia

Highlights McDonald's informed that it is closing around 850 restaurants temporarily but will continue to pay its employees in Russia. Leading tec...