New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel from NSW over two Sydney Covid cases | New Zealand
New Zealand will pause quarantine-free travel from New South Wales from midnight Thursday (NZST), after two community Covid cases were…
New Zealand weightlifter set to be first transgender Olympian
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is poised to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, in…
South Africa’s SOE spend in a fantastical realm
For an organisation which proclaims that it is committed to a “better life for all”, the ANC has an odd…
Next upgrades profit forecast again after surge in sales | Next
The UK clothing and homewares retailer Next has lifted its 2021 profit forecast for the second time in two months…
‘Meme’ cryptocurrency hits $77 billion market cap
Dogecoin is the hottest, quirkiest cryptocurrency on the planet. The total value of the dogecoins in circulation is nearly $78…
Snake catcher hauls dozens of shed skins out of Queensland roof
Don’t look up now, but there could be snakes in your ceiling. That’s right – snakes, plural. Dave from Sunshine…
New puppeteer to bring Bluey to life on Brisbane stage, Queensland news
Bluey will be brought to life on the stage in Brisbane, with a new puppeteer pulling the strings of the…
Former Carousell, OVO execs launch e-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest with US$36M seed funding
(L-R) Rainforest CEO JJ Chai, Brand Manager Jerry Ng, and Business Operations & Strategy Director Elita Subaja Rainforest, an e-commerce…
Apple Airtag pulled from shelves in JB Hifi and Officeworks
Despite coming out just two weeks ago, Apple’s latest product has been pulled from Australian shelves. Big retailers Officeworks and…
Ecosystem Roundup: SEA gets 2 new e-commerce brand aggregators + it’s raining startup funding in Indonesia
The Rainforest team Indonesian beauty-tech company Social Bella snags US$56mn; Investors are L Catterton, Indies Capital, East Ventures and Jungle;…