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World-first secure blockchain with good REPUtation
First 5000 | March 21, 2019Researchers at Monash University are part of an international team that has developed a world-first blockchain system that can successfully defend malicious activity by attackers who possess more than half of the system’s computing power.
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Agriculture Department ignores science, allows high-risk sheep shipments
First 5000 | March 21, 2019The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has announced proposed conditions for live sheep exports during the 2019 Northern summer. Under the proposed arrangements, shipments won’t be allowed in June, July and August but can proceed in May.
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Public Holidays bill to cost Victoria more than $9 billion over the next decade
First 5000 | March 21, 2019The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is disappointed with proposed legislation to make three new public holidays permanent.
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Top 6 Barriers to Growth – medium business guide
Mike Rich | March 20, 2019Locally medium businesses are forgotten. They get lumped in the SME label when they are like large businesses but without their resources.
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5 ideas to make the most of your office coffee
Liam Smith | March 20, 2019When you’re at work and that long-awaited coffee break finally comes, there is nothing more disappointing than going to the old vending machine in the break room which gives you that tasteless, barely coffee-reminiscent liquid.
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ATO confirms approach to Research and Development Tax Incentive
First 5000 | March 20, 2019The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is aware of the announcement by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia regarding their research and development (R&D) tax incentive disputes with the ATO and Innovation and Science Australia (ISA).
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The value of values
Rachel Bevans | March 19, 2019Off the back of Royal Banking Commission Report and the fourth edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Councils’ Principles and Recommendations, there has been a lot of discussion around values.
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MTA NSW urges bipartisan support for Parliamentary Franchising Inquiry recommendations
First 5000 | March 19, 2019The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW) urges bipartisan support for the introduction of all recommendations arising from a Joint Parliamentary Committee report into the effectiveness of franchising.
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City Deal underpins a bright future for Adelaide and SA
Scott Morrison | March 19, 2019The Federal Coalition and South Australian governments and the City of Adelaide today put pen to paper on the Adelaide City Deal, designed to boost economic growth, enliven cultural tourism and build the city’s future as a centre of innovation excellence.
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Saber Astronautics wins US Air Force contract for Virtual Reality Space Operations Center
First 5000 | March 18, 2019The US Air Force has awarded Saber Astronautics a USD $1.875M Phase II contract to develop next generation space operations concept called the “Space Cockpit.”
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Intense growth as car next door launch capital raise
First 5000 | March 18, 2019Releasing internal revenue figures for the first time, Car Next Door has achieved marketplace revenue of $10m last year and is on track to almost double that again in 2019 as it marks the start of a Series C capital raise.
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Future Minds Lab investigates the thinking that will change how we work
First 5000 | March 18, 2019A new UNSW project will use cutting edge neuroscience to advise how businesses can thrive in a world of constant technological change.
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Unsafe goods should be illegal to sell
First 5000 | March 17, 2019There should be a law in Australia prohibiting the sale of unsafe goods, ACCC Chair Rod Sims told the National Consumer Congress in Melbourne on Friday.
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Live performance industry welcomes Theatre Royal announcement
First 5000 | March 17, 2019Australia’s live performance industry has welcomed an agreement to secure the future of Sydney’s iconic Theatre Royal.
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Consumers prefer search over friends, family: report
First 5000 | March 17, 2019New research from Salmat has found that Australian consumers are increasingly turning to technology – more specifically, Search engines – for recommendations, over their own friends and family.