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International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed

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Ahead of IWD 2026, Craft Club's Nakisah Williams champions slow, sustainable growth over blitzscaling as a new model of female leadership.
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Building Australia's quantum future: Three shifts to strengthen women's participation

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Australia's quantum future hinges on women's inclusion, with three key shifts urged to boost participation in this strategic technology.
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International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap

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Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.
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Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR

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From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
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Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet

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On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.
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You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier

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On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.
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Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital

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Women founders are closing the start-up gap, but with VC still lagging, visibility and public storytelling are now vital growth capital.
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Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up

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Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
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International Women's Day: If women are not shaping AI, they will be shaped by it

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As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.
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Why closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is key to unlocking growth

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With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.
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From video games to AI visibility: How women in tech can build authority through PR

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From gaming roots to AI-era PR, women in tech can turn media visibility into authority, unlocking investors, customers and influence.
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Beyond symbolism: fixing tech's gender funding gap

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Women in tech are more visible and ambitious than ever, but unequal capital, fragmented support and poor data still block true equality.
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Scalare revenue surges 360% as founder platform scales

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Scalare revenue jumps 360% to AUD $7.13 million as its integrated founder platform delivers first half of positive operating cash flow.
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AI, women in tech & why progress demands a human lens

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As AI reshapes tech, women still battle entrenched bias; only a deliberately human lens can turn this revolution into real inclusion.
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International Women's Day: Startup entrepreneur reveal what real equity looks like in business

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On International Women's Day, Pip Stocks urges leaders to fix skewed startup funding and AI-era careers, not just celebrate progress.
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Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to boost Australian robotics links

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to link Australian robotics startups with Boston mentoring, global investors and a potential Silicon Valley showcase.
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Emergent debuts mobile app after USD $100m run rate

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Emergent launches mobile app for its AI software builder after hitting USD $100m annual run rate and doubling revenue in just one month.
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LinkedIn unveils Premium All-in-One for Aussie SMEs

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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LinkedIn launches Premium All-in-One in Australia, bundling AI-powered hiring, marketing and sales tools for fast-growing small businesses.
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Tech Council of Australia appoints new Chief Executive

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Tech Council of Australia appoints Brighte's Katherine McConnell to its board and names LaunchVic chief Kate Cornick as incoming CEO.
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Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.