Share a ride with Car Next Door’s Will and Dave: the duo challenging car ownership

Let’s face it: car ownership can be expensive and impractical, especially if you drive infrequently and live in or near an urban centre where parking is increasingly scarce. Still, people want the freedom to use a car at any time.

Featured Workplace: River City Labs

River City Labs (RCL) is one of Brisbane’s leading accelerator spaces for early-stage and startup businesses. Founded in 2012, the residence now houses 40 businesses from Queensland’s entrepreneurial scene. Here are the photos. Image: Lifehacker Lifehacker’s Featured Tech Workplace series is sponsored by Samsung Tab Pro S: Work and fun all in one.

Mutual banks back fintech accelerator mLabs

Member-owned credit union CUA will turn to young, digitally savvy entrepreneurs to help it address a gap in its business: luring in more young, digitally savvy customers. The Queensland-based company is one of seven mutual banks that have signed up to a new fintech accelerator program run by professional services firm KPMG.

How swapping to Network Ten has hit WIN’s TV ratings

WIN TV’s prime-time ratings have taken an immediate hit after it switched to showing Network Ten programs in southern NSW and Victoria. And Prime7 has claimed top spot in the nightly news battle as WIN’s local bulletins in regional markets ranked behind their commercial rivals in the 6pm timeslot everywhere except in WIN’s home town of Wollongong.

How swapping to Network Ten has hit WIN’s TV ratings

WIN TV’s prime-time ratings have taken an immediate hit after it switched to showing Network Ten programs in southern NSW and Victoria. And Prime7 has claimed top spot in the nightly news battle as WIN’s local bulletins in regional markets ranked behind their commercial rivals in the 6pm timeslot everywhere except in WIN’s home town of Wollongong.

Rake with the balance of power on Thursday

Did the writers of Rake know something we didn’t? Last night the show depicted Australia with a hung Parliament -and the PM calling Cleaver Greene who now holds the balance of power. Leaving its options open for more rollicking tales, the show concluded with 559,000 viewers -second in its timeslot- and well ahead of the Cleverman finale.