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Cartier is getting behind social impact entrepreneurs for the 20th year and encouraging founders in Australia and NZ to apply.

The latest fundraising round values the company at AUD$9.6 billion, and is the first time Blackbird is included in the cap table. It has now raised more than a billion dollars in VC capital, and is on track to hit a billion in annual revenue this year. Melbourne-founded decacorn Airwallex has closed its Series F […]

Mortgages and some cost-of-living expenses are set to ease slightly, after a long-awaited interest rate cut. “At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent,” an RBA statement reads. The RBA decision today was based on moderating Inflation and an uncertain economic outlook. “The Board judged […]

Kord’s ‘centralised point of control’ allows soldiers to easily operate complex body and weapon-worn electronic devices. It was developed with the Australian Army and is now being used on the Ukrainian battlefield. The Rifle Accessory Control Unit (RACU) is ‘push-button control technology’ that enhances a soldier’s lethality and situational awareness, according to Kord. It gives […]

Sussan Ley has been announced as the new leader of the opposition party, taking the top job from Peter Dutton. She is the first woman to hold the leadership role. Australia’s conservative opposition has a new leader at the helm. Former deputy Sussan Ley has taken the reins of the Liberal Party, marking a significant […]

Imelda Roche blazed a trail as a female founder long before the term was commonplace. Now 90, the Nutrimetics pioneer reflects on building a beauty empire and pulling off an entrepreneurial feat in post-war Australia.  Born in 1935, Imelda Roche always knew her life story would be about more than family – it would be […]

Chris Lucas recently opened the doors to his new French restaurant, Maison Bâtard, in Melbourne’s CBD – a four-level venue with a mise-en-scène rooftop and supper club.   This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Melbourne has a new French dining experience with a distinctly Australian twist. Maison Bâtard translates   […]

Oscar Piastri has delivered a dominant win from pole at the Bahrain Grand Prix – his second victory of the 2025 season, and McLaren’s first ever in Bahrain. The 23-year-old now sits just three points off the lead in the drivers’ championship, cementing his place as a serious title contender. In the lead up to […]

Canva has moved beyond pretty pictures to pull the threads of AI together into an easy-to-navigate, user-friendly platform for creativity.

Australia’s deeptech fund Main Sequence and the ATP Fund in Austin invested the pre-seed funds into The University of Sydney quantum computing spin-out.