Zip is spending $160 million to acquire two overseas buy now, pay later partners, Twisto and Spotii, outright. Twisto, making up the lion's share of the investment, operates in the more mature European market while Spotii, based out of the United Arab Emirates (UA...

Australia's chief medical officer will not rule out a lottery or other novelty incentives to drive the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate. The US state of Ohio has launched a $US1 million lottery, open to vaccinated Americans, in an attempt to boost vaccination rat...

South Australian universities, having been hurt by drastic declines in student numbers, are joining the call for the federal government to develop a plan to bring back international students. More »   

Three in four Australians under 30 believe future generations will be "worse off" than their elders, according to a new ABC survey. Drawing from 60,000 responses, the 2021 Australia Talks survey found a third of Australians under 25 expect to be "much worse off" th...

For Grant Petty, becoming a Rich Lister is more about the vindication than the money. Mr Petty, 52, is the co-founder of Blackmagic Design, a Melbourne-based manufacturer of equipment and software for filmmakers. Its products have been used on 20 out of the 30 highest...