Australia Post launches digital identity service
Australia Post has launched its digital identity service, allowing consumers to verify who they are to companies and government online.
Australia Post has launched its digital identity service, allowing consumers to verify who they are to companies and government online.
Cyber security specialist distributor, Thousand Hands, is not content to play exclusively in the IT resale channel and is making a bid at the sharing economy with a new app to challenge companies like Airtasker. The company launched the app at a quiet ceremony but said it hopes to have a large number of trades people signed up by it’s official launch on 9 September. Photos by Maria Stefina.
Airtasker is a company in hypergrowth. Last year the job outsourcing marketplace hit half a million members, secured $22 million in a funding round led by Seven West Media, recorded its fifth year of consecutive revenue growth and ran ads during the AFL grand final half-time break.
Vocus Communications founder and CEO, James Spenceley, has joined Airtasker’s board of directors. Airtasker is an Australian services marketplace where people can outsource tasks, find local services or complete flexible jobs to earn money – online or via mobile.
Almost half of Australia’s working population will be looking for a new job in the coming year according to a study commissioned by local startup Airtasker.
A month long wait for the Apple iPhone 6 on pre-order has prompted more 200 than Australians to hire someone to stand in line for them ahead of tomorrow's launch.
Sydney based odd job outsourcer, Airtasker, has acquired its Melbourne rival, Occasional Butler, as it looks to expand its operations overseas.