Allied healthcare provider Healthia (ASX: HLA) has reported a 40.3% increase in revenues where business has returned to pre-COVID levels, with clinics having remained open through the pandemic in order to take pressure off the public health system as per Government directives. Alongside the jump in revenue for FY20 to $92.4m, Healthia has also reported
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Despite being an Australian company that listed on the ASX last year, the United States has emerged as the core growth market for buy-now-pay-later provider QuickFee (ASX: QFE) which is gaining traction from their BNPL repayment options for accountants, lawyers and other professional service providers. Reporting their FY20 performance which included a $13.5m IPO in
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With data and cyberspace being the contemporary medium for international espionage, Australia is increasing its vigilance with a Commonwealth Intelligence Agency engaging cybersecurity firm archTIS (ASX: AR9) for an 8 week contract. Over those 8 weeks, archTIS will run a Proof of Concept to implement policy-based access to movement of big data between agencies in
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Retail in Australia has changed forever as a result of COVID-19 with Mosaic Brands (ASX: MOZ) the first large ASX-listed fashion retailer to announce mass closures of their retail network where up to 500 clothing stores will close permanently over the next two years. The announcement to reduce their network of more than 1,333 stores,
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One year into his appointment as the hopeful savior of Seven West Media (ASX: SWM), CEO James Warburton is delivering on his incredibly difficult task of turning the media giant’s fortunes around, with a return to the top of the Ratings charts. Although it may seem a rather simple strategy of rehashing old reality shows,
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The first producer of heavy rare earths in Australia, Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU), is set to finally resume business as normal having reached a settlement with the Australian Taxation Office over a claim that dates back to 2016, albeit conceding $21.3 million in the process. The dispute relates to Research and Development expenses incurred by
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With trade tensions between Australia and China bubbling, dairy products company Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) has mitigated their potential risk exposure through an agreement with China-based Beingmate which will package and mass distribute their 100% Australian goats milk formula. In particular, the collaboration will seek a State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) brand slot which
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After months of negotiations brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic, Mosaic Brands (ASX: MOZ) has had 129 of their retail stores temporarily closed by Scentre Group (ASX: SCG), the operator of Westfield shopping centres. The tough decision comes after months of underpayment in rent from Mosaic whose retail stores have been severely depleted of foot
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We’re sick of them. Australian’s are sick and tired of being harassed by telemarketers offering to compare our energy bills with the promise of savings. If you don’t hang up on them within the first 30 seconds, they’ll waste an hour of your time before mentioning costly disconnection fees, before calling you up again in
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Amid the boom of retail investors entering opportunistic penny stocks capitalising on COVID, many are now under the watchful eye of ASX regulators after share price pumps led by business pivots into hygiene product supply such as hand sanitiser. Just one of many to do so at the start of the pandemic, food production company
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