Meet 5 foodtech innovators breaking new ground in rural Australia
Named as 2025’s ‘AgriFutures evokeAG Groundbreakers,’ these changemakers are working toward a sustainable and innovative agrifood future for Australia.
Shivaune Field
Shivaune Field is a business journalist with Forbes Australia reporting on tech and innovation. She has reported extensively in the U.S. and Australia across print, digital, television and podcast platforms. She regularly interviews founders, C-suite executives, leaders, entrepreneurs, and company builders. Before Forbes, Field was a journalist with Bloomberg Media based in Los Angeles covering innovation and the business of media and entertainment. She spent 16 years living in California and recently returned from Arizona where she reported on the 2024 US election. Field writes for the bi-monthly Forbes Australia magazine and Forbes.com.au. She covers Google, Amazon, OpenAI, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix among many other companies. She is the editorial lead for Forbes Women in Australia.
What does the RBA’s rate cut mean for you?
The Reserve Bank cut rates for the first time since 2020. So what now?
Business sentiment to shift positively with rate cut: Airwallex
The Reserve Bank of Australia will announce today if a much-anticipated rate cut will take place. If it does, it may buoy businesses, says Airwallex’ head of ANZ.
Meet 6 Aussie biotech startups vying to be the next CSL
Australia’s first bioincubator, Jumar, opened its doors 10 months ago. Here are six standout startups that went through its inaugural program.
Index lands $3.5m seed round from Blackbird and Bain
Just two months after coming out of stealth mode, the Sydney-headquartered company is valued at $30 million. Alumni from Atlassian and Canva founded Index in 2023 and are the first Sydney entrepreneurs to go through the US Y Combinator program.
Kiwi-founded AI contract review firm Ivo banks a $16m Series A
Now based in San Francisco, Ivo is tapping into demand from the AI-driven revolution of the legal industry. Australian VC Blackbird contributed to the raise and sees value in the product.
Melbourne to host NFL season game in 2026
NFL fans excited for Monday’s Super Bowl will soon be able to see the sport up close and personal. The LA Rams will be the first NFL ‘home team’ to play at the MCG.
GitHub code now has ‘data residency’ in Australia
The Microsoft-owned developer platform says the move facilitates organisations in highly regulated industries like banking to store their code in Australia.
Endometriosis affects 1m+ Australians. Now there’s an AI platform targeting women’s health
Ovum, founded by Dr Ariella Heffernan-Mark, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round to tackle the women’s health market – projected to be worth $121 billion by 2033. Globally, the gender health gap is valued at $1 trillion.
Buy to live or buy to rent out? What to consider when investing in property in 2025
Property prices in Australia are easing, according to CoreLogic data, yet rent rates remain at an all-time high. Could this be the right time to finally move out of the rental trap and into home ownership? Here’s what you need to know.