Weekly Funding Roundup: Shark skin aviation tech, AI for Main Street and mine drones
Here are the six funding stories worth knowing about last week.

Here are the six funding stories worth knowing about last week.
Yajush Gupta
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July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
AusFitness co-founder Shaun Krenz on the five trends fitness business owners need to act on now.
Yajush Gupta
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July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
The government is also consulting on extending unfair trading protections to small businesses and franchisees, with submissions open until 10 July
Yajush Gupta
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July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
Business content built around authentic networking and trust-building is driving three to five times higher engagement than traditional sales pitches.
Yajush Gupta
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July 3, 2026
July 3, 2026
This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with the co-founders of Everlasting Candle Co. Tamara and Jesse Furguson
Yajush Gupta
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July 3, 2026
July 3, 2026
Fair Work enquiries now make up more than a quarter of all HR support calls. BrightHR has launched a tool to address it
Yajush Gupta
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July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026
Meet the 23 Australian deep tech ventures selected from a record 230 applications for the 2026 Cicada x Tech23 cohort, showcasing the country’s most promising innovators across multiple industries.
Yajush Gupta
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July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026
Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework took effect on 1 July, making banks, telcos and digital platforms legally accountable for scam prevention.
Yajush Gupta
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July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026
Two Australian migrant founders share how the right encouragement at the right time changed everything.
Yajush Gupta
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July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026
A new ACMA rule starting 1 July means unregistered business texts could be blocked or flagged as “Unverified.”
Yajush Gupta
Author
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026