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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.
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Regional Technology Roadshow kicks off in Newcastle
First 5000 | March 16, 2019The Law Society of NSW kicked off a regional roadshow in Newcastle on Friday, aimed at preparing the legal profession for what’s been called the “next industrial revolution”.
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600 workers walk off WestConnex project
First 5000 | March 16, 2019More than 600 tradespeople have halted work on the WestConnex M4 East motorway tunnels at Haberfield this morning following the release of an independent air monitoring report that recorded “extremely high” fungal contamination and classified it as a “probably health risk”.
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ACS hackathon produces world-first prototype data sharing solution
First 5000 | March 16, 2019A directed hackathon hosted and organised by ACS has produced a world-first prototype solution for safe data sharing.
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World Sleep Day sees the launch of Australia’s first, national sleep test
First 5000 | March 15, 2019On this World Sleep Day, SleepFit and The Sleep Health Foundation have teamed up to launch Australia’s first national, personalised sleep test.
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Wharfies vote to launch rolling industrial action
First 5000 | March 15, 2019Workers at container terminals run by Australia’s largest stevedore have voted overwhelming in support of taking rolling industrial action, including strikes and indefinite work bans, with actions to commence from next Friday.
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Drought a further ‘disruption’ to Australia’s wheat market share in South-East Asia
First 5000 | March 15, 2019Drought has proven to be an added ‘disruptor’ to Australia’s wheat export market share in South-East Asia, which is already under pressure from rising competition from lower-cost suppliers, according to South-East Asian grains expert Oscar Tjakra.
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What an effective Murray-Darling water policy should look like
First 5000 | March 14, 2019UNSW’s Professor Richard Kingsford outlines what needs to be done to protect the Murray-Darling rivers and the communities that rely on them in the lead up to the NSW state election.
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Construction strikes double: ABS
First 5000 | March 14, 2019The latest ABS data shows that the rate of strikes and illegal stoppages in the construction industry has doubled, accounting for almost half of the entire Australian total.
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How to build serious design aesthetics for your Brand
Lillian Connors | March 14, 2019Whether you’re about to start a company or your current enterprise needs a revamp, you’ll need to come up with a convincing brand
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Business welcomes sensible changes to skilled visas
First 5000 | March 13, 2019The economy will receive a welcome boost from changes that give businesses with proven track records of investing in the Australian economy faster access to the skills they need, according to the Business Council of Australia.