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Australian Stories

Australian stories

Lancom appoints Bernard Moran as Australia Country Executive

Dedicated leadership on the ground is intended to help Lancom deepen Australian customer ties and expand its footprint in a market set for growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Analytics

Jellis Craig expands digital property tools for vendors

Vendors can now track campaign activity in real time as the agency rolls out dashboards, AI buyer matching and digital brochures.

By Regine Laguilles • 3 min read • Last week

Real estate

Melbourne auctions fall after Victoria reserve rule

Victoria's new reserve price disclosure rules coincided with a sharp drop in Melbourne auctions, even as preliminary clearance rates improved last week.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Data governance

Seer Data launches AI platform for tracking impact

As scrutiny grows over billions in grants and donations, the platform aims to cut weeks of manual reporting and give organisations clearer evidence of impact.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies

Long-term planning can cut freight, inventory and disruption losses for FMCG firms by avoiding design mistakes that short-term fixes miss.

By Adrian Grunbach • 5 min read • Last week

Encryption

Verkada gains Australian IRAP approval for protected data

Australian agencies and critical infrastructure operators can now consider Verkada's cloud security platform for protected data after an IRAP assessment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Inflation

Australia's Reserve Bank tipped to raise rates again

Borrowers could face higher repayments as economists say the cash rate is likely to rise 25 basis points to an 18-year high.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Australian stories

Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints three senior leaders amid AI growth

The consultancy is boosting capacity as more clients seek help turning AI trials into scaled deployments across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago

DevSecOps

ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates

Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week

YouTube

Half of Australians now listen to podcasts monthly

The audience has swelled to 10.3 million, with podcasts now reaching half of Australians aged 15 and over at least monthly.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

VentraIP warns slow landing pages can sink Black Friday

Retailers risk wasting paid media unless campaign pages can cope with Black Friday traffic surges, VentraIP says.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Yesterday

Supply Chain

Australia construction costs rise 1.0% as momentum returns

Builders and developers face tighter margins as the latest Cordell index shows national construction costs climbed 1.0% in the September quarter.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

AI Agents

Australian chapter backs open standards for agentic ads

The new chapter aims to make AI-driven media buying easier for Australian advertisers by reducing fragmented integrations and adding common rules.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week

Surveillance

RegSensus launches to unify financial compliance monitoring

The merger-backed firm now serves 400 clients in more than 30 countries as banks face tighter, more complex compliance checks across markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Hello Clever named in CB Insights fintech 100 list

The recognition underlines Hello Clever's expansion overseas as it builds cross-border payment infrastructure from New York to Sydney and beyond.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Melbourne overtakes Sydney in Australia data centre boom

Melbourne's faster approvals are helping it pull ahead of Sydney, as Australia's data centre pipeline expands by 5.2GW and shifts beyond the east coast hubs.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Disaster Recovery

Indian banks step up continuity checks on suppliers

Banks are increasingly using Reserve Bank of India rules to demand detailed continuity evidence from technology suppliers, raising due diligence costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week