Daily Archives: August 9, 2025

How Aussie startup Hyro got influencers to invest — not just post

Published on July 31, 2025 With creators like Sarah’s Day and Quade Cooper investing real money, electrolyte brand Hyro has grown into a business where every ambassador has skin in the game. Hyro founders Steve and Taylor Chapman. | Image: Renee Gosper Taylor Chapman — a creator with 30,000 Instagram followers — was still wearing…

Virgin Australia resumes long-haul flights from Sydney Airport with Qatar Airways

Virgin Australia’s first flight to Doha is set to take off from sydney on Thursday almost two years after its strategic partner, Qatar Airways, was blocked from expanding its flights in and out of Australia. VA 1 is scheduled to depart Sydney at 2.50pm, more than five years after the pandemic shut borders and sent…