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A senior Canberra lawyer is calling on the ACT Government to make electric scooter insurance policies mandatory, with the soaring popularity of the devices expected to lead to a rise in injuries to innocent road users. There’s been an increase in personal injury claims made against e-scooter riders around the world, and Maliganis Edwards Johnson (MEJ) lawyer James Treloar expects...

While many real estate professionals 'agency hop' in an effort to grow their careers, there's one property family that is bucking the trend in Canberra. Owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Col McIntyre and Jo Matters, McIntyre Property team members are in it for the long haul. "Unlike many of the big real estate offices, where you can have that...

Most people just want to wind down and switch off after a long day at the office, but that's not the case for lawyer Dominic Cookman, a senior associate at Snedden Hall & Gallop. When he's done assisting clients with their visa applications or superannuation claims, Dominic is smashing out the next thrilling chapter in his new book. After releasing...

Canberra start-up Heaps Normal has hit the big time, with the team just clinching an $8.5 million investment. The brewers led a Series A funding round and within a week had successfully snapped up high profile investors like Who Gives A Crap CEO and founder Simon Griffiths, managing partner of Athletic VC Matt de Boer, and executive director of Tripple...

He got the taste for distilling as a young bartender, and for the past five years, Ben Osborne has been working towards his dream of starting his own distillery in Canberra. That dream has been realised. The founder of Canberra's Local Spirit Group, Ben started "gypsy distilling" at other distilleries after hours when he concluded he had no chance of...

Four new board members were appointed at the Canberra Business Chamber annual general meeting held on 29 November. In a tough year for ACT businesses, the Chamber maintained steady membership numbers after growing by 20 per cent in 2020. The Chamber reported an operating surplus and the launch of new services for members. "In a difficult year like 2021, more...

An inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of the ChooseCBR voucher scheme has revealed that while there were some faults in its management, it was overall an effective way to have stimulated the ACT's post-lockdown economy. While the review noted that had more assessment of the web-based application been undertaken, technical issues may have been unearthed, it later conceded this...

Canberra-based company Racing and Sports has had a successful listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with shares climbing 6.6 per cent following the company’s $29 million initial public offering (IPO). Listing as RAS Technology (RTH) on 23 November, 2021, Racing and Sports, the holding company’s main subsidiary, is a technology, data, digital and media company that services the global...

It's no wonder the founder of Aero Group, Justin Wong, is in the running for three Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 awards. He's a BAS and company tax agent, and is well credentialed from the University of Canberra (Bachelor of Philosophy in Finance, with First Class Honours). The 29-year-old entrepreneur is also the co-president of the soon-to-be-launched Australia Malaysia Business...

A Canberra law firm has recently been named as one of Australia's fastest growing and most people-centric law firms in two separate lists by Australasian Lawyer magazine. In this year's 'Fast Firms' report, Australasian Lawyer honours the 15 law firms that showed the highest degree of resilience and momentum during the challenging COVID-19 period. Chamberlains Law Firm has been named...

As another year draws to a close, it's high time to look back over the past 12 months and acknowledge the local entrepreneurs who have woken up with a bright idea and set about making it happen. On 1 December, 2021, Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN) will host its annual Innovation Showcase, celebrating the people, ideas and industries that help make...

If you own or are renting in some Canberra strata complexes and your tap starts leaking, chances are your calls for help will be assisted by an artificial intelligence system that will send a plumber straight out to fix it. A new state-of-the-art process automation system is now taking care of the more tedious and repetitive tasks of building management...

It was at last year's Stromlo Running Festival in Canberra when Ryan Deale heard his team was dealing with a seriously ill patient. The founder of Get First Aid, the business Ryan runs from his Binalong home which provides medical services at major events, turned up to see his team in control, tending to the patient expertly. "I just stood...

While many of us struggled through another long day of working from home and dull daily Zoom meetings, one ACT employer was beating the lockdown blues by staging a massive line-up of virtual events and activities to keep staff motivated, entertained and connected. Once the office doors closed, a whole new world of opportunity opened up for the team at...

Be resilient, tenacious, learn, grow and accept challenges as they arise – that's the message from Melissa Lacey, who has just been named Canberra's Indigenous Business Woman of the Year. Founder of the ACT's only all-female Indigenous information and communications technology (ICT) and recruitment company, Point River Networks (PRN), Melissa received the honour at the 2021 Rubik3 Canberra Women in...

You've probably heard the theory that people are the weakest link when it comes to cybersecurity, and that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. However, the reality is that scams are getting increasingly sophisticated, and more people from all ages and walks of life are falling prey. Director of the UNSW Institute for Cyber Security,...