NSW COVID-19: Sydney gyms tackle ongoing challenges despite easing restrictions
Small businesses in New South Wales are relieved COVID-19 restrictions will ease further on Monday but those in the fitness industry say operating profitably remains difficult.
How F45 grew from one Sydney gym to a $2 billion global franchise listed on the NYSE
After a rocky road to IPO, Aussie-born fitness empire F45 is finally trading on the NYSE, closing its first day with a $2 billion valuation.
A growth industry for SMEs: Kate Carnell joins the board of aged care platform Mable
Kate Carnell has joined the board of Mable, an Aussie startup connecting small business aged care providers with the users who need them.
How COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of the medical industry
COVID-19 has created great uncertainty, but it also presents an opportunity to embrace and encourage digitalisation in the medical sector.
Mindset Health secures $6.7 million for tech bringing hypnosis into healthcare
Digital hypnotherapy startup Mindset Health has secured $6.7 million, as it scales its tech solution to anything from IBS to menopause.
Hotels, gyms and fitness studios continue to bear the economic brunt of Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions
The easing of restrictions in Victoria has left hotels and gyms bearing the economic brunt of the government’s public health strategy.
Vaccine rollout: Would paying Australians to get vaccinated help?
For many people who are hesitant to get the vaccine or are just waiting it out, financial incentives could nudge them in the right direction and get us where we want to be more quickly.
After seven years of fizzy growth, Aussie effervescent vitamins brand Voost sells to Procter & Gamble
VitaminHaus, along with its consumer brand of Voost effervescent vitamins, has been acquired by consumer goods behemoth Procter & Gamble.
Insurance underwriting: Federal Court rules insurance companies must behave decently
TAL Life, one of Australia’s biggest life insurers, breached its duty to act with “utmost good faith”, prompting the Federal Court to put insurance companies on notice for retrospective underwriting.
“A natural extension”: OpenPay becomes first BNPL player to offer split payments on elective surgery
In the latest flex on the buy-now, pay-later trend, OpenPay will allow users to split payments for some elective surgery procedures.
Four key takeaways from the aged care royal commission’s final report
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report has laid out an extensive plan to overhaul Australia’s aged-care system.
Gyms and fitness studios are adapting to “a new norm” of snap lockdowns — and bearing the costs
Australian gyms and fitness studios are adapting to a post-COVID environment of snap lockdowns, uncertainty, and ultimately more costs.
