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International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on the transformative journey our team is on and the important role that all of us need to play in driving meaningful change and accelerating progress. Both personally and professionally, I've learned firsthand how both commitment and resilience are critical factors in shaping an inclusive culture—one that fosters remarkable team growth and innovation.

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s communications solutions providers, and Google announced that they will partner on a long-term, multi-year agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Together, they will work to bring best-in-class end-to-end products to serve customer needs, provide quality customer experience, and bring their expertise to solve problems of affordability, access, and digital inclusion.

Companies’ efforts to attract and recruit from a diverse talent pool are proving more successful than internal efforts to sustain diversity within the organisation, highlighting the complex challenges businesses face in order to build a diverse workforce—from a junior hire to tenured leadership, according to research by specialised talent solutions provider Robert Half.

Australian-listed engineering-led construction and mining services group CIMIC has entered into a sale agreement with UK funds manager Elliott Advisors under which Elliott will acquire a 50% equity interest in mining services provider Thiess, with CIMIC retaining the other 50% equity interest.

Losses continue to mount in the rollout of Australia’s national broadband network, with an after tax loss of $4780 million for the 2018 financial year, still two years out from scheduled completion in 2020.

The Australian economy may or may not be open for business but VentureCrowd, billed as Australia’s first online equity based crowdfunding platform, definitely is.