The million-dollar-plus dress closing the Melbourne Fashion Festival runway

Weighing 150 kg and featuring 96,762 Swarovski crystals, Alin Le’ Kal’s creation was valued at $1 million in 2019. Like everything else in this inflationary environment, the price has since gone up, he tells Forbes Australia. It took nine months for Alin Le’ Kal and his Parisian team to complete the exquisite gown closing the […]

No more smashed avo: The Aussie robot fixing farming’s delicate problem

Dr Nicole Robinson and Dr Jürgen Leitner founded LYRO Robotics to solve an interesting agricultural robotics challenge – delicately yet firmly grasping and packing avocados. This story featured in Issue 15 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. When Dr Nicole Robinson was growing up in Melbourne in the early 2000s, she was fascinated by technology, robotics, […]

PropHero propelled by $25m Series A

Founded in 2021, PropHero manages more than $1.2 billion in real estate assets between Australia, Spain, Ireland and the Indonesian property markets, and serves 8,000 users in 40 countries

Atlassian’s billionaire founders on wealth, AI, and Australia’s tech future

Atlassian’s founders, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, shot to numbers 3 and 4 on Australia’s 50 Richest list in 2025. The former co-CEOs lay out their thoughts on the future of Australian technology.   Scott Farquhar will speak live at Forbes Australia’s Business Summit on 13 November. You can secure your ticket here. When Scott Farquhar […]

Why Melbourne’s Caretakers Cottage is a must-visit masterpiece  

In the city’s ‘Little Lon’ district lives Caretakers Cottage – one of the world’s best bars. This story was featured in Issue 15 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Three years ago, Caretakers Cottage opened its brick-arched doors on Melbourne’s Little Lonsdale Street as part of a revitalisation of the Wesley Church district. The […]