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Thursday 27 August 2020

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Afterpay has hit nearly 10 million users as it expands globally – but it still isn't making a profit

Afterpay has just shy of 10 million active users as it announces its full year results. The buy now pay later platform also nearly doubled its revenue to $519 million.
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Woolworths Group reported a fall in profits last financial year as the pandemic slammed its hotels business

Woolworths released its financial results for the 2020 financial year. It reported a 21.1% drop in profit after tax across its continuing operations.
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Many of Australia's top 150 companies claim they are prioritising sustainability goals. According to a new report, it's tough to measure whether they're actually making progress.

A new report from RMIT and the United Nations Association of Australia found that while Australia's top 150 listed companies have mentioned sustainability goals, it was difficult to measure their progress.
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Accent Group, the owner of Hype DC and Platypus, has announced plans to open up to 40 new stores

Accent Group, the owner of brands including Hype DC and Platypus, has revealed plans to open between 30 and 40 new stores. These new stores will be across brands including Skechers, Platypus, Hype DC, Dr Martens and Vans.
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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned as the Trump administration is pushing to ban the Chinese-owned app

Kevin Mayer resigned as chief executive of TikTok just months after joining the company. Mayer announced his departure in a letter to employees at TikTok and its parent company ByteDance.
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Protesters set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos' mansion and demanded higher wages for Amazon workers after the CEO's net worth surpassed $200 billion

Demonstrators set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos' house to protest Amazon workers' wages on Thursday. The protest came the day after Bezos' net worth exceeded $US200 billion for the first time, making him one of the richest people in history.
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NBA players are the most powerful employees in America — and they know it

NBA players made history on Wednesday when a sudden "wildcat strike" in protest of police violence brought the league's restart, and playoffs, to a sudden halt.
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This Aussie toilet paper company runs a delivery subscription service, with every box sold helping regions affected by the 2020 bushfires

How We Roll are an Australian-owned company that specialises in toilet paper made from recycled paper and bamboo. For each box of their product sold, How We Roll will plant a tree in a bushfire-affected region.
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I took a 1,000-mile road trip in a 150-square-foot RV, where no space was left unused. Take a look inside.

Cruise America's "compact RV" was the smallest motor home I could get my hands on for a recent road trip. The RV was comfortable but not too difficult to drive.

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