Style of Life

A year on from Australia’s Covid-19 initial phase of lockdowns, spending intentions across all seven categories tracked by the Commonwealth Bank Household Spending Intentions (HSI) series showed strong improvement – in a sign the economy advanced its recovery in April. “This comes as no surprise as we know that April 2020 was the low-point for spending as … Continue reading →

Blues on Broadbeach 2021 is delighted to reveal a new addition to a line-up already brimming with talent, The Beautiful Girls, and a promising partnership with mental health and wellbeing support organisation, Beyond Blue. With the enduring impact of the pandemic, the need for mental health and wellbeing support is more important than ever. In this time of … Continue reading →

Going global indeed. Brazilian renowned journalist Celeste Lustosa has signed a management contract with Australia-Based KangarooFern Media Lab (www.kangaroofern.com) and is launching 10-Minute Marketing Podcast. Celeste has been the guest speaker in dozens of podcasts around the globe and is excited to venture into her own show. “I am very honored and excited to be … Continue reading →

Going global indeed. Philippine Celebrity Life Coach Myke Celis, best known for his #bestmeever coaching platform, finally signed a management contract with Australia-Based KangarooFern Media Lab (www.kangaroofern.com). This is the first time that the Global Master Coach and international best selling author will venture into podcasting after almost 3 years of doing part-time radio talk … Continue reading →

New research from Commonwealth Bank of Australia has found the number of millennial small business owners is on the rise, with many young Australians turning their business ideas into a reality. The number of new CBA Business Transaction Accounts surged 36 per cent over the past six months, with Millennials (born between 1981 – 1996) … Continue reading →

International engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon was named The Australian Financial Review Most Innovative Company in Australia and New Zealand for 2020. Aurecon beat out all the other industry winners to the title of Australasia’s Most Innovative Company for 2020. Aurecon was also ranked #1 in the Professional Services Category and won the award … Continue reading →

2200 tourism businesses Australia-wide have directly engaged with the COVID Clean Practicing Business Program since the COVID pandemic took hold.Developed through ATIC’s Quality Tourism Framework almost 1000 businesses (940 +) are now recognised as COVID Clean under the national program. In further updates, ATIC has announced its COVID Clean Practicing Business Program has been recognised … Continue reading →

Mover over Afterpay, CBA today announced it is launching its first no interest payment card for customers, CommBank Neo. CommBank Neo will provide customers with up to $3000 of credit, with no interest payments, no late payments, no foreign currency fees, and best of all for a fixed monthly fee. Angus Sullivan, CBA’s Group Executive … Continue reading →

Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venturing platform, Amatil X, has completed a minority investment in Centrapay, as part of the payment platform’s seed funding round. Centrapay specialises in the adoption of digital assets and merchant payments. Its platform is designed to help brands connect directly with consumers and increase revenue and operational efficiency for merchants. In addition to … Continue reading →

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety (NASDAQ: NLOK), announces the launch of Dark Web Monitoring Powered by ifeLock in New Zealand. The new technology solution will help to monitor identity threats among New Zealanders and is included as part of Premium and Deluxe Norton™ 360 plans, offering a comprehensive solution for their online personal information and devices.   Last year, more than 1.3 million Kiwis were affected by cybercrime and the top three incident categories were phishing, scams and unauthorised access reports … Continue reading →

“Are you ok?” is the question being asked across the nation today to remind Australians that every day is the day to meaningfully connect with those we care about and start a conversation that could change a life. To help people navigate the conversation, R U OK? today launched an innovative voice technology resource available … Continue reading →

October is Polio Awareness Month, with Polio SA highlighting that while many think it a disease of the past, over 400,000 Australians have had polio at some stage and, with this year’s outbreak in Papua New Guinea, it has never been more important to vaccinate our children against this debilitating disease. Polio Australia will be hosting two large … Continue reading →