It’s been a year since lockdown devastated the arts. Here’s what the industry needs now | Culture
Where were you exactly one year ago? I was in Adelaide for festival season – and in typical pre-pandemic fashion,…
East Ventures takes charge of EV Growth; Roderick Purwana joins as Managing Partner of East Ventures
East Ventures, one of Indonesia’s largest VC firms, is set to take charge of EV Growth as part of a…
Why it is now essential to encourage diversity and empower women in fintech
Much of the existing workplace gender equality narrative has been reactive, focused on identifying systemic weaknesses and misconceptions and then…
Why frictionless payments is the key to merchant success in the modern world
Among the many impacts brought about by a very unexpected year, 2020 saw unprecedented growth for online merchants across Asia…
Police issue amber alert for 12-year-old boy abducted from NSW school yesterday
Police have issued an urgent amber alert to find a 12-year-old boy who was abducted from Culcairn in the Riverina…
China increases defence budget amid pandemic
China’s increase in military spending of 6.8 per cent next year confirms how important the superpower’s ambitions are in shaping…
Extinction Rebellion protesters superglue themselves to road, building in Adelaide
Extinction Rebellion protesters set off flares and glued themselves to the middle of Flinders Street during this morning’s peak hour…
San Francisco Uber driver assaulted after passenger allegedly refuses to wear mask | San Francisco
An attack on a San Francisco Uber driver over the weekend by a passenger who allegedly refused to wear a…
Nancy Pelosi hails ‘historic’ Covid relief bill as House prepares to vote | US news
The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has hailed the massive $1.9tn Covid relief bill as “historic” and “transformative” as the House…
Coronavirus live news: Brazil sees record deaths; Japan may stage Olympics without overseas spectators | World news
7.20pm EST 19:20 Patrick Butler The pandemic has a habit of bringing hidden social crises into the open. Now it…