Forbes Australia

The Business of Sam Kerr

She left home at 17 and helped turn women’s football into a $1.32 billion industry. Now the Matildas captain is cashing in on her own terms.

Issue 24

Forbes Creators

The new rules of influence: How Australia’s top creators turn followers into fortunes

‘This is what I always say to young people’: Susie Grehl’s reality check for Gen Z investors

Sam Kennard, CEO of Kennards Self Storage.

How Sam Kennard built his family’s storage business into a $4.5 billion empire

A word from our Editor-in-Chief: Issue 24

Featured

Australia’s ADHD system made him ‘snap’. Now he’s raised millions to build a new one

We’re in the era of synthetic content. How can leaders build trust?

In photos: The solar eclipse visible from Europe for the first time in 27 years

NSW pushes Goodman to back fresh power for $5.5 billion AI factory

Me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash as it eyes first profitable year

Life

‘Horsepower is easy. Brand is difficult’: Bentley’s CEO on what money still can’t buy

Hugo Montanari, MD of Rosewood Hong Kong

‘Off The Clock’: Happy hour with the man who runs the ‘world’s no.1 hotel’

Federer’s net worth fell below $1 billion as the share price for On Holding fell 19% after missing net sales expectations.

Roger Federer is no longer a billionaire

How ‘Ted Lasso’ put women’s sports at the centre of Season 4

George Russell.

How F1 driver George Russell unwinds on his new yacht in Capri

Embark upon your own Aegean adventure at Four Seasons Mykonos

Embark upon your own Odyssey adventure at Four Seasons Mykonos

Billionaires

Elon Musk’s pay influenced CEO compensation to record high, report says

Jeff Bezos nears deal for 30% stake in Liverpool, report says

Mark Zuckerberg outlines AI vision in new manifesto—here’s what he says

Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes announcing the $937 million acquisition of The Browser Company in a video posted on September 4, 2025. Photo by Atlassian/YouTube.

‘Nary a blip’: Mike Cannon-Brookes says Atlassian is taming AI costs

Atlassian defies ‘SaaSpocalypse’ fears, jumps 35% after strong earnings

Palantir CEO Alex Karp surges 67 places in Forbes Billionaire ranks as stock skyrockets 30%

Entrepreneurs

Wendy McCarthy’s quiet campaign to fund next-gen rebel women

Bondi to Baroque: Camilla Franks’ palatial, but distilled, evolution

Samsara Eco kicks off $100m raise to recycle critical minerals

IREN co-founders score $1.14 billion pay packet amid AI bonanza

Amal Clooney on empowering female entrepreneurs and CWI’s global impact

Blackbird’s $200m punt on this AI startup is its biggest investment ever

Innovation

The ‘SaaSpocalypse’ is reshaping venture capital. Australia should take notice

AI will replace Australian jobs. But it doesn’t have to be a disaster

Indigenous edtech platform championed at TechDiversity 2026 Awards

Four versions of the truth and no owner: AI’s ‘deployment debt’

OpenAI taps new lobbying firm as Albanese’s AI plan takes shape

His self-driving car startup hit $300m before crashing. Now he’s back for round two.

BrandVoice

Why investing in children is a strategy for prosperity

The investing edge women may already have

As commercial real estate private credit evolves, clarity becomes a competitive advantage

Ideas to Save the Planet

Inside the mission to restore Namibia’s lost migration

Titouan Bernicot is racing to outpace the decline of the world’s coral reefs

Sylvia Earle has seen the ocean collapse. Here’s what still gives her hope

Investing

Nvidia stock loses $130 billion in market value as firm reportedly enters $500 billion AI financing deal

RBA Rate Decision Tracker (August, 2026)

Best Under A Billion 2026

Best Under A Billion 2026: Australia

Australia’s job market is healthier than it looks

IMAX stock reaches all-time high as CEO says ‘The Odyssey’ demand ‘continues to defy gravity’

Best Under A Billion 2026

Best Under A Billion 2026

Leadership

Why you don’t want to be the smartest person in the room

The most underrated leadership skill—emotional regulation

FIFA’s Infantino scrambles to save job after World Cup equity plan backfires

Cory Doctorow

How Australia can become a superpower of ‘disenshittification’

Why executive presence isn’t about looking the part

CEOs have a productivity problem. Asking people to work harder won’t fix it