Tag: Sydney

The NSW Government has extended Sydney’s lockdown by four weeks until August 28 following persistently high COVID-19 case numbers

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed that the Sydney’s stay-at-home restrictions will now be extended for at least another fortnight

NSW authorities have extended the lockdown for at least another week as they try to contain a Delta variant outbreak after detecting 27 new cases in New South Wales, up from 18 a day before.

The controversial Kings Cross lockout laws the NSW Government implemented in 2014 are set to be lifted, with restrictions on lockouts and drinks to be eased from next month.

More guests per household, no compulsory mask-wearing at retail venues, eased restrictions on the square metres spacing rule, and more…

With Mardi Gras arriving in Sydney’s streets tomorrow, we wanted to take a look at how businesses are intertwining their brand with the LGBTQI+ campaign. Back even thirty years ago, businesses and big brands wouldn’t have engaged in what would have been considered a ‘controversial’ movement, but obviously now times have changed. We can see […]

Startup receives major funding.

Sydney is the number one location in the Asia Pacific for startup founders to connect and building strong relationships, the results of a global startup survey show.   [Related: “Huge coup for Sydney” –  $35m startup hub to host exclusive Microsoft accelerator program, The NSW Government is launching a $35 million innovation hub; the startup […]

Artificial intelligence startup Daisee has raised $8.8 million in a Series A funding round led by Alium Capital. Speaking with Dynamic Business, co-founder and CEO Richard Kimber explained the investment would support Daisee’s efforts to ‘democratise’ AI and combat Australia’s ‘brain drain’. Launched in August 2017, Daisee leverages AI research from within Australia’s university ecosystem […]

Despite having only launched in January, last year, Checkbox has already amassed a small fortune of accolades. Notably, the Sydney-based regtech startup was named Regtech of the Year at the Australian FinTech Awards and Best SaaS Startup at StartCon in Sydney. In addition, CEO Evan Wong took out the Westpac Innovation Challenge and StartCon Pitch […]