Divorce funding start-up JustFund secures $200m facility as loans grow

CLIENT: JUSTFUND

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

A Sydney startup tackling the financial barriers to divorce has just secured a $200 million debt warehouse facility from MA Financials' Core Private Credit Fund. The funding will allow JustFund to expand its offering of loans to help Australians cover the often crippling upfront legal fees involved in family law proceedings.

This major milestone for DL COMMS client JustFund was featured in both the print and online editions of the Australian Financial Review, highlighting growing investor confidence in justice-focused financial solutions.

Health Ratings Hiding The Truth - Consumers misled by brands food rating system.

CLIENT: Mandy Sacher

OUTLET: Weekend Sunrise

Australia’s leading paediatric nutritionist and Sydney mum, Mandy Sacher, has launched a major investigation into the government-backed Health Star Rating system — after uncovering how manufacturers are misleading consumers into thinking they’re choosing healthy options, when many products are actually ultra-processed.

In response, Mandy has introduced an independent front-of-pack labelling system called the Real Food Rating, designed to give Aussie families the full story about what they’re really buying. She joined the Weekend Sunrise team to share what parents should be looking out for in the supermarket, and how to keep nutrition front and centre.

Paediatric nutritionist labels Australia's Health Star Rating system a 'disaster'

CLIENT: Mandy Sacher

OUTLET: A Current Affair

There’s a 5-Star rating for just about everything: food, appliances, customer service. But how much can we trust it? When it comes to what we're eating, experts say it's all spin.

Australian families have been sold a lie; the system is broken and Mandy Sacher - Australia's leading nutritionist - is calling it out. After releasing her damning report on the food star rating system, Mandy Sacher spoke to A Current Affair about her new Real Food Rating system - which prioritizes outstanding nutritional value over outstanding advertising. 

Young Lawyers Saving Women Trapped in Abusive Marriages

CLIENT: JUSTFUND

OUTLET: 7 NEWS SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, PERTH & BRISBANE.

It’s often the case: Domestic violence victims trapped in abusive relationships are unable to leave because they simply can’t afford to. But a new finance scheme set up by two Sydney lawyers is offering a way out and they’ve seen a huge surge in calls for help.

New DL COMMS client JustFund has made it their mission to help the thousands of women they witnessed being turned away from legal representation, and are already helping thousands escape relationships they’ve been trapped in for years.

Brain-Altering Dyes: The chemicals in our kids' food that are banned overseas.

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: SUNRISE

Could your child’s lunchbox be the reason they’re bouncing off the walls? More and more parents are blaming food for their kids' wild behaviour - but is there really a link? From lunchbox snacks to party treats, some of the colours and the chemicals in our food are raising serious concern. With certain additives banned overseas are still legal right here in Australia. So what should parents be watching out for?

DL COMMS client Dr Zac Turner joined Sunrise to discuss the worrying health risks linked to the chemicals in children’s food that are otherwise internationally outlawed, as detailed in his weekly column post.

How a Sydney tradie used YouTube to build up a multimillion-dollar success story

CLIENT: BOOKIPI

OUTLET: 9 NEWS ONLINE

The brilliant—but until now untold—success story of DL COMMS client Tim Lee and his $46 billion service, Bookipi, has finally been revealed by Emily Bennett in 9News Online. Bookipi is a game-changer for small businesses, eliminating unnecessary admin tasks for over 560,000 companies across 170 countries.

 “With little time or money, the odds were stacked against Tim Lee on paper. When he was 22, the South Korean immigrant first came to Sydney on a working holiday with limited English skills and big dreams. Lee picked up work as a tiler in Bankstown in the city's south-west and quickly improved with his second language.”

Flu Season Surge Sparks Workplace Education Over Telehealth Sick Notes

CLIENT: SICKY

OUTLET: 7 NEWS SYDNEY, 7 NEWS MELBOURNE, 7 NEWS BRISBANE, 7 NEWS ADELAIDE, 7 NEWS PERTH

As winter looms, coughs, colds and workplace confusion are on the rise — and Sicky, Australia’s leading provider of telehealth sick notes, is here to educate. With over 133,000 medical consults under its belt, the platform says employer scepticism is snowballing — they’re now fielding three enquiries a day questioning the legitimacy of their sick certificates, up from just one a month this time last year.

Appearing on Channel 7 News across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Sicky co-founder Avinash Vazirani explained how telehealth sick notes are 100% legal.

With a 108% spike in flu-related sick leave, telehealth is more critical than ever.

Rent tactic allows Aussie to buy $435,000 property with tiny deposit: ‘Ground-breaking’

CLIENT: PUBLICSQUARE

OUTLET: YAHOO! FINANCE

Rent-to-buy schemes have emerged as a new pathway for Aussies to escape the rental rat race and get onto the property ladder..

DL COMMS client PublicSquare spoke to Yahoo! Finance about its “ground-breaking” rent-to-buy scheme, which allows prospective homebuyers to secure a property with just a 1.1% deposit — a model designed to help Australians, particularly first-home buyers and young people, overcome the growing challenges of entering the property market.

PuraU’s 7-Day Sleep Challenge put to the test.

CLIENT: PURAU

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU & WEEKEND TODAY SHOW

It’s one of the biggest contributors to our everyday health and wellbeing, but getting a good night’s sleep can sometimes be impossible to achieve. 1 in 5 Australians right now are turning to medication in search for some better shut eye. But is that the right solution?

DL COMMS client PuraU is combatting sleeping pill reliance head-on with their 7-Day Sleep Challenge, which has been discussed over the weekend by Channel 9’s Weekend Today and News.com.au. Lifestyle Reporter Eleanor Katelaris did the challenge and detailed her personal experience.

Equipment Free Exercise - see benefits from pilates without the high price tag.

CLIENT: DR CODY HANISH

OUTLET: WEEKEND TODAY SHOW

Whether you’re sitting down in the office or maybe lugging tools on a construction site - a day at work can take a huge toll on your body. Aussie's turn to Pilates, but with booking classes turning increasingly expensive it isn’t always a feasible solution. 

DL COMMS client chiropractor and wellness influencer Dr Cody Hanish, spoke with Weekend Today to discuss exercises we can be doing at home to keep us just as healthy and fit - for free!