Launched just a decade back, local software company Aconex sold recently for $US1.6 billion. We chart its rise.
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Georgina Jerums
Georgina has written across business, travel, property and marketing for two decades, interviewing the likes of Gough Whitlam, Julia Gillard, Alan Joyce and Cathy Freeman. A former reviewer with The Age Cheap Eats, you'll often find Georgina on a quest to locate the perfect single origin espresso or loaf of sourdough. "There's plenty of competition given this IS Melbourne we're talking about," she says.
AI thriving in Victoria
Victoria is a national leader in artificial intelligence and our economy is reaping the rewards.
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Silo Art Trail: Drive through Australia’s largest outdoor gallery
For a road trip with a quirky art angle, head to the 200 km Silo Art Trail in the Wimmera Mallee.
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Top four reasons to do business with Latin America
Keen to break into Latin America? We show you how.
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Get your business moving with the Small Business Bus
Could your business do with some free one-on-one advice? Then jump aboard the Small Business Bus.
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Alba Cheese continues to make its mark in Tullamarine
WATCH THE VIDEO: Some of the best business ideas are built on age-old family traditions.
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Latin American trade spotlight: Santiago office update
Check out the latest trade opportunities in Latin America.
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International uni students and Victoria Police connect with a soccer friendly
WATCH THE VIDEO: Sport is a great icebreaker, as proved by a game at Melbourne City Football Club between Victoria Police and international students.
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Trade tips from Adam Cunneen, Victorian Commissioner to Japan & Korea
Adam Cunneen, Victoria’s Commissioner to Japan and Korea reveals his top advice when seeking to trade and invest within such diverse markets.
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STEM spotlight: rural students win big at ‘Robotics Olympics’
Wangaratta secondary students have beaten 600 other teams to take out one of just six highly-coveted 2018 Service Awards at the ‘Robotics Olympics’.
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A chat with…the Victorian Commissioner to Japan and Korea, Adam Cunneen
Adam Cunneen shares an insider’s view on how Victorian businesses can best engage with the two countries.
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Farm focus: $12 million digital agriculture trial underway
A Victorian Government digital agriculture initiative to trial Internet of Things technology is looking to help future-proof Victoria’s farming.
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Victoria set to become the nation’s medicinal cannabis hotspot
A $16 million investment is helping position Victoria as the country’s main hub for medicinal cannabis.
Aaron Foley presenting on stage at the 2018 Victorian Creative Summit
Direct from Detroit: meet Aaron Foley
Detroit’s chief storyteller, Aaron Foley, explains how the simple, yet powerful act of storytelling can help bring communities together.
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Job-ready for the 21st century: girledworld Summit
The girledworld World of Work Summit 2018 at RMIT University on 16 and 17 June puts female tech trailblazers in contact with teenage girls.
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AirAsia to take off from Avalon Airport
We check in with the chief of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, about the first overseas flights planned later this year from Avalon Airport.
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Melbourne’s fight against eye health crisis
Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor and his team are working on phasing out preventable blindness in Australia’s Indigenous communities by 2020.
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Welcome news: world’s biggest pharma firm sets up Victorian partnering office
Johnson & Johnson Innovation is teaming up with one of Victoria’s top research institutions, Monash University. We find out why.
