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Governance

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Hearing the true voice
The AEC register lists prominent pieces of disinformation the AEC has discovered regarding the announced referendum on the Voice to Parliament. It also provides details of actions the AEC has taken in response.The AEC is not responsible for fact-checking claims about the Yes or No case for a referendum, and we do not seek to censor debate in any way. However, when it comes to the referendum process we conduct, we’re the experts and we’re active in defending Australia’s democracy....MOREhttps://www.aec.gov.au/media/disinformation-register-ref.htm...TRUSTED SOURCESSee trusted information about how Referendum processes work.https://www.aec.gov.au/referendums/
17 April 2023 by Maria MacNama...

Dining

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Our Cow connects farmers and families by delivering grass-fed and organic meat direct to their doors
Subscription meat delivery service Our Cow is making a positive impact on over 150 Australian farmers and providing families with sustainable, ethical and tasty meat at a fair price. With the mission of harnessing community support for drought and flood-affected producers, the company provides a fair set price to farmers and supplies customers with high-quality grass-fed beef and lamb, organic chicken, and free-range pork. Our Cow has attracted top talent to its board and leadership and recently completed a successful capital raise through the equity crowdfunding platform Birchal. https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/our-cow-attracts-major-talent
17 April 2023 by Marina Rousse...

LegalTech

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Social Enterprise and Aussie LegalTech Company create Maya Cares - a chatbot to tackle racism
Priyanka Ashraf is the founder of The Creative Co-Operative, a social enterprise that supports women of colour to launch start-ups
16 April 2023 by Karen Finch

Governance

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Strong incentives to switch to EV's
Sweeping changes to fuel efficiency standards have been proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency to boost the sales of electric vehicles so that they account for 67 per cent of new passenger cars sold in the US by 2032, although EVs only captured 6 per cent of America’s new car sales last year. The Biden administration has also pledged to spend billions to encourage the take-up of EVs, including nearly $15 billion for charging stations and $7 billion to support battery manufacturing, as well as up to $7500 in tax credits for people who purchase an EV and billions of dollars in grants to US manufacturers.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/world-s-rejected-cars-heading-our-w
15 April 2023 by IdeaSpies

Startup

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New Innovation Podcast: Tank Stream Speaks
Tank Stream Labs recently launched a new podcast, Tank Stream Speaks, which aims to offer insights into the Australian startup and scaleup ecosystem. The podcast features interviews with entrepreneurs and industry experts from the community. The first episode features an interview with Tim Fung, Co-Founder of Airtasker. The podcast also highlights the success stories of startups in the Tank Stream Labs community. The podcast aims to be a valuable resource for startups and entrepreneurs looking to navigate the Australian startup and scaleup landscape.You can listen wherever you find your podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pviVQX0x8tebZt4qJY7Bd
14 April 2023 by Bradley Delam...

FinTech

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Qantas Takes To The...Erm...Streets With Homeloan Offering
Qantas wants more than its share of the travel market - it now has designs on your house.Yep, the Flying Kangaroo has acknowledged that if there's (only) one thing Aussies love more than travel, it's property, and moved into the mortgage market.The hook - and it's sure to be an attractive one to the multi-millions who search out, earn and hoard rewards points - is that your new Qantas mortgage will pay you 100,000 Qantas points annually as an incentive to make the switch.A detailed review of the offering is here:https://www.smh.com.au/money/banking/you-get-a-free-flight-every-year-but-is-qantas-new-home-loan-any-good-20230210-p5cjjy.html
14 April 2023 by Ben Ford