Smarts Spotlight
Climate Change, Startup Analysis
Tech to change the world: Former Google head engineer Alan Noble calls on startups to make their work matter
Not-for-profit startup AusOcean has been putting its tech into practice, conducting an extensive marine survey, and opposing the construction of a new port.
Climate Change, Energy and Resources
“Self-serving nonsense”: Why smart meters and the energy industry failed Australians
Smart meters have failed hugely to deliver on the perceived promise that accompanied their global promotion and rollout in the early-2000s and since.
Single Touch Payroll, Tax
“Alarming”: 70% of micro-businesses haven’t heard of single touch payroll as deadline looms
New survey data has sparked new concern about the implementation of single touch payroll reporting for micro-businesses as a soft deadline approaches.
Influencers & Profiles, The Pet Industry
From crypto to canines: Meet the entrepreneur hoping to eradicate puppy farms through high-tech pet classifieds
MyNewPet is pitched as the world’s safest and most advanced pet classifieds, designed to help further legitimise the pet industry and stamp out puppy farms.
Inspirational Women, Startup News
Meet the founder changing life for refugee women with her sexual-health access app
Aussie startup Shifra has won the health category of a Techfugees competition, for its app giving refugee women better access to sexual health services.
Entrepreneurs, Inspirational Women
The importance of flexibility: How the Western Bulldogs’ Roz Richards launched her mobile myotherapy business
After a five-year delay, Roz Richards was finally able to launch her myotherapy business Roz Sports, copping some praise from Bob Murphy on the way.
Inspirational Women, Startup News
“This is us before we explode”: Mobile-gaming startup Lumi Interactive secures 500,000 pre-registered players for first ever game
Australia’s first all-woman-founded mobile-games developer, Lumi Interactive, has secured 500,000 pre-registrations for its inaugural game, Critter Clash.
Entrepreneurs, Inspirational Women
The defiant life of Florence Taylor, Australia’s first qualified female architect
Florence Taylor emerged from a working-class background to become one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in Australia.
Inspirational Women, People
The missing 40%: Why pay parity suffers when small business is excluded
There's not much data on pay parity in the small-business space, and that's because there's nobody who can collect the data.
Influencers & Profiles, Inspirational Women
