Dominic Powell
Death to the ping pong table: The Aussie startups breaking the mould with employee perks
Picture this: it’s a bright sunny day in the office. You’re hard at work, stretching to hit a deadline, head down and typing furiously.
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“A piece of nostalgia”: How a passionate family kept this timeless Melbourne business alive
For Damon Velakoulis, leather has long been in his blood.
“I’ve been coming into the business since I was quite young, and since then…
Amazon launches 65-hour Prime Day, despite protests over warehouse conditions
Retail giant Amazon has kicked off its annual Prime Day sales event worldwide, but the company is continuing to battle allegations of worker…
‘Losing sales left, right and centre’: Telstra outage wipes out card payments for Aussie businesses
An unexpected Telstra outage just before midday yesterday wreaked havoc on Australian businesses, who suddenly found themselves without acce…
“So long and thanks for all the fish”: Melbourne fine-dining institution enters liquidation
Melbourne-based fine-dining establishment Woodland House has closed its doors for good, with the business entering liquidation yesterday aft…
‘Like a supermarket trolley’: Former KeepCup co-founder launches reusable bowl startup
The founder of Aussie success story KeepCup is taking another bite of the reusable products market, launching a new bowl and cup sharing sta…
Investment SaaS startup Jacobi raises $11 million from Silicon Valley funds and plans ASX listing
Portfolio management startup Jacobi has landed an $11 million funding round from Silicon Valley investors and is mulling an ASX listing, hop…
Samsung reportedly backs out of $83 million acquisition of Aussie audio startup
Technology giant Samsung reportedly offered to acquire Australian audio tech startup Nuheara in an $82.5 million deal, but allegedly ditched…
“Unjust, unreasonable, harsh and unconscionably undignified”: Worker wins $12,500 after being dismissed via text message
A worker casually employed as a security guard has won nearly $12,500 in compensation after being summarily dismissed via text message, prom…
The top 10 most complained-about ads for the first half of 2019
With the end of financial year come and gone, Australia’s advertising watchdog has unveiled its list of most complained-about ads in the fir…
