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Happiness is the new brand currency: 8 in 10 Asia Pacific consumers rely on brands for unique, transformative experiences
The Laotian Times
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August 13, 2025
Younger generations in Asia Pacific — Millennials (89%) and Gen Z (86%) — are driving the shift towards experiential brand engagement in the transformation economy 60% of respondents in Asia Pacific prioritise rewards that strengthen ties with...
Docusign plans Australian data centre, answering national push for digital sovereignty and data security
The Laotian Times
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August 13, 2025
Local innovations include the launch of AI Contract Agents and a new integration with IDVerse SYDNEY, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Docusign (NASDAQ: DOCU), the Intelligent Agreement Management company, has today announced the upcoming plans for a...
Resources Top 5: Critica confirms Jupiter as Australia’s largest magnet rare earth clay-hosted resource
Stockhead
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August 13, 2025
A large magnet rare earth resource adds significant value to CRI’s the Jupiter project Pic: Getty Images Multiple MREO zones at Jupiter contain neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium Testwork identifies potential to produce gallium as a...
Henkel Australia marks 50 years
Food & Drink Business
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Daniel Rudolph, President of Henkel Australia and New Zealand, shares Henkel's 50-year journey in Australia. Since opening its doors in 1975, Henkel has run its Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands businesses across Australia, employing...
Australia’s central bank cuts rates marginally, warning again of world “uncertainty”
World Socialist Web Site
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August 13, 2025
Following in the footsteps of other central banks, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board yesterday tentatively and fractionally lowered its official interest rate for the third time this year. The board decided, reportedly unanimously, to...
Australia’s wage growth steadies in Q2, supported by public sector
WKZO - Michigan
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August 13, 2025
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s annual wage growth steadied in the June quarter after more than a year of declines, led in large part by gains in the public sector, implying a solid rise in real earnings that should support consumer...
Pass the lamb, Uncle Sam: what US consumer trends mean for the industry
Farmonline
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August 13, 2025
"I think from an Australian point of view, we continue to see large volumes go into that US market, so it doesn't appear that the tariffs had much change to the volumes, but then again, we have had large volumes of production to sell."
Australians Fall Behind on Power Bills as Cost Pressures Persist
Financial Post
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August 13, 2025
The average debt of customers participating in AGL Energy Ltd.’s hardship program rose 16% in fiscal 2025, while the number of participants climbed by about a fifth to more than 34,000 accounts, the company said in its full-year earnings on...
Get 20 per cent off Aussie-made haircare line transforming hair health for thousands: Sozo Australia
Seven News
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August 13, 2025
Shoppers across Australia are clearing space in their bathroom cabinets ahead of Sozo Australia’s Afterpay Day sale. From 14 to 17 August, the Gold Coast-born haircare brand is offering 20 per cent off all full-size Hair Health products and...
Australia’s biggest lender posts huge $10b year profit
Michael West Media
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August 12, 2025
Interest rate and tax cuts, combined with lower inflation, have given households more money to spend, a major bank says, after posting a huge annual profit on the back of better economic conditions. Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Wednesday...
Support released for small businesses affected by drought in South Australia
Winetitles Media
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August 13, 2025
Small businesses in South Australia’s drought-affected regions can now access additional business support and financial counselling under the SA Government’s $73 million Drought Support Package. “Our small businesses are the backbone of regional...
Australia, Canada, UK Urge Belarus to End 'Campaign of Repression
ImpACT International
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Since the controversial presidential election in Belarus in 2020, the country has witnessed an intensified campaign of political repression under the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko, who secured a seventh term in January 2025. The...
Korean Kimchi Brand Daesang JONGGA Unveils New Culinary Collaborations in the U.S. and Australia
Korea IT Times
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August 13, 2025
DAESANG JONGGA, Korea’s premier kimchi brand, announced on August 13 that it is collaborating with renowned restaurants in the United States and Australia to introduce a variety of innovative menus utilizing kimchi. As the global popularity of...
Apple, Google lose big as Australian court sides with Epic Games
SmartCompany
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August 13, 2025
Apple and Google have been found to have engaged in anti-competitive conduct by the Federal Court in a suit brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games. Aug 13, 2025 3 min read Source: Adobe Stock Tech giants Apple and Google have been found to have...
NAB: Australian business confidence hits 3yr high
Azzet
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August 12, 2025
Australian business confidence climbed to its highest level in three years in July, supported by robust activity in the services and construction sectors, according to a survey from National Australia Bank (NAB) released on Tuesday. However,...
Inside Australia's billion-dollar bid to take on China's rare earth dominance
BBC
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August 12, 2025
Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent in Eneabba ShareSave Rare earths are essential in the production of alloys for magnets Drive three hours north of Perth, and you'll arrive in Eneabba - barren and desolate, just the odd hill in the...
ASB profit dips as it grows its workforce by 13% and puts $33m aside for customer compensation
The New Zealand Herald
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August 13, 2025
She said the increase in staffing levels wasn’t a one-off that would be unwound as projects were completed. Rather, the investment was a “continuation of a theme you’ve seen with ASB over the years”. ASB’s expansion comes as the Australian...
South Korean safeguard tariff looms on Australian beef exports
Beef Central
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August 13, 2025
GROWTH in volume to all Australian export beef markets this year is making it look likely that another major customer will trigger its safeguard market protection mechanism on Australian beef soon – this time South Korea. It means our exports to...
Melbourne named the worst airport for convenience in Australia, new study reveals
Nine
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August 13, 2025
The airport experience is all part of your holiday. From getting there on public transport or driving and parking your car, a bad experience can put a downer on a trip before it's even begun. Now Aussie airports have been ranked in terms of...
Australia is a 'home owners' welfare state'. Taxing the family home may be the answer
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 12, 2025
Australia's income inequality is much worse than we think because official statistics ignore the income that home owners derive from their properties, leading economists say. New research finds Australia's extremely favourable tax treatment of...