Crowdfunding
Beer, cannabis, hydrogen: Plenty of cash to splash on crowdfunding campaigns
Cost of living crisis be damned; economic downturns are precisely when equity crowdfunding tends to flourish, says Birchal boss Matt Vitale.
- by Jessica Yun
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Qld uni student speaks for first time after rat poison medivac from Taiwan
Alex Shorey has thanked supporters after a crowdfunded evacuation capped off a weeks-long ordeal that saw police question the sole suspect, a female friend.
- by Matt Dennien
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Perth
World-leading Swan Valley distillery topples records in quest for ‘cathedral of gin’
Old Young’s Distillery in the Swan Valley set crowdfunding records on Tuesday night as part of its plans to fast track the company’s expansion.
- by Sarah Brookes
Australian man reveals truth about ‘Bali mugging’ after $24,000 raised for medical bills
Bali police have released a video of Lachie Hunt reading a prepared statement admitting he actually sustained his injuries after falling off a scooter.
- by Heather McNeill and Karuni Rompies
Cost of living crisis, charity drive rise in WA crowdfunding campaigns
The state’s biggest GoFundMe pages, the legal implications of launching one, and why we’re all obsessed with asking for money.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Start-ups
‘We could do a better job’: The father-son duo taking on Koala
Perth-based Brett and Daniel Ibbitson have combined digital smarts with old-school skills to challenge bed-in-a-box outfits like Koala.
- by Jessica Yun
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Strata
Crowdfunding reprieve for Earlwood pensioners facing strata bankruptcy
A community fundraising campaign has raised nearly $63,000 for an elderly couple in Sydney’s inner-west facing bankruptcy and possible homelessness over a strata debt.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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City life
Spinning memories from the past – and now Melbourne’s future
That’s the sentimental strain to the logic of keeping hundreds of vinyl albums. You pick up a record and think, I remember where I was, how old I was, and who I was when I bought it.
- by Warwick McFadyen
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Floods
Dutton spruiks flood GoFundMe to residents in electorate mail-out
Despite criticism at the time, the Defence Minister is promoting an online fundraiser he launched after the floods.
- by Matt Dennien
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Peter Dutton
Dutton flood funds flow to unregistered group with links to office
Applications for money from the GoFundMe launched amid recent Brisbane floods are now behind a password-protected section of the Defence Minister’s LNP-branded website.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Very unwise’: Questions swirl over Coalition MPs’ flood fundraisers
An integrity expert says GoFundMe campaigns set up by Peter Dutton and Luke Howarth open the MPs up to perceptions of political motivations, as questions remain over who will get the cash.
- by Matt Dennien