Westfield confirms security guard killed in Bondi stabbing, another guard in hospital
Six victims have been identified. Among the fatalities at Westfield Bondi Junction is a security guard killed in the line of duty.
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.
Australia will be the last country to escape inflation
Australia is projected to be the last of 10 developed nations to see relief from entrenched inflation, according to The Economist.
Disney+ is cracking down on password sharing
Disney+ was the third most popular video-on-demand platform in the country last year, according to Telsyte. In March the company increased the cost of its subscription by 30%. Now, Disney confirms it is putting an end to password sharing.
We got a demo of Google’s Gemini Pro. Here’s what it can do
Canva is using it. Woolworths is too. So is unicorn Culture Amp. Some of Australia’s most successful companies are utilising Google Cloud’s generative AI capabilities. Google Sydney opened its doors to Forbes Australia to show us the multimodal power of Gemini Pro.
‘Be ruthless with systems and kind with people’: How Chanel Contos is leading the consent movement
Contos was just 21 years old when she started the Teach Us Consent movement. The activist shares her knowledge on how to build a social impact platform.
State by state: 2024 public holidays
What public holidays do you have to look forward to for the rest of 2024? We break it down, state-by-state. Here’s a list of public holidays in Australia. Australian Capital Territory Victoria Queensland New South Wales Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Look back on the week that was with hand-picked articles from Australia […]
Australia at risk of falling behind in the AI race: CSIRO
A CSIRO report recommends that Australia build its own foundation AI models rather than exclusively relying on those from China and the US. It calls the emerging technology risks it sees on the radar ‘bright flashing lights.’
Super boss reveals whether becoming PM is on the cards
Sam Mostyn is one of the most respected and accomplished executives in Australia. Parliament is not in her future, but continuing to have impact is.
Women became millionaires at twice the rate of men over the past decade: JBWere
JBWere estimates that women will become custodians of more than 65% of the $4.9 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer. The number of female millionaires grew at a rate of 5.7% in 2023, almost double that of male millionaires.
Eyes on the prize: Inside the Australian Grand Prix control room
It takes three days to assemble the Event Technical Centre at each F1 racetrack. The ETC is the heart of the broadcast operation, feeding 500 terabytes of audio and video data to F1 headquarters in England each race weekend.