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How this Australian fashionista bought an English football club

From Melbourne shop floors to the boardroom of a 130-year-old football club, Julie Anne Quay’s journey combines fashion, family, and a refusal to accept the status quo. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  When the opportunity to buy an English football club, Barnsley FC, […]

How two Melbourne engineers solved the drone industry’s ‘holy grail’

Ken King and Leonard Hall say we’ve entered “the age of the industrial flying robot.” Their company, Freespace Operations, claims to have cracked the code for 100 kg lifts. We are “entering the age of the industrial flying robot,” say engineers Ken King and Leonard Hall who have cracked what many in the drone industry […]

Quick Takes: Three Australian entrepreneurs to watch – Issue 19

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. Quick Takes appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Block Earner  The rapid rise of stablecoins and digital currencies in the early 2020s signalled a clear tipping point for Charlie Karaboga.  […]

A word from our Editor-in-Chief: Issue 19

What will the world look like in 10 years? It’s a question easier asked than answered – especially given how different it looks from five years ago, never mind 10. This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Narrowing it down to industries makes it a little easier: looking at […]

Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Edge List

In an era of overtourism, these 20 hotels and cruises redefine luxury travel by offering extraordinary access, daring innovation and elevated experiences in the world’s most awe-inspiring locations. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. As overtourism strains urban infrastructure and crowds out Instagram-famous destinations, […]

Today The Brave

Why Jaimes Leggett moved his ad agency into Sydney’s most notorious squat

The ex-M&C Saatchi chief is betting that discomfort breeds creativity. Inside Hibernian House — the graffiti-strewn, artist-filled building that is home to his new venture, Today the Brave. Jaimes Leggett didn’t want his new advertising agency to be like everyone else’s. “Think gritty dark corners, and bad decisions,” he told the crisp-collared real estate agents […]

The biohacker who wants to live to 180 says Australian men are already showing the way

Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey thinks he’s figured out why Australian men are the second longest lived men on the planet. It’s not mindfulness apps or Medicare. Dave Asprey, 52, who came to fame with his fat-soaked Bulletproof Coffee brand and who claims to have coined the word “biohacker” is coming to Australia to teach his […]

From Sydney to space: This Aussie robot can build a home ‘in 24 hours’

Sydney-based Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology have unveiled “Charlotte,” a world-first building robot designed to tackle Australia’s housing crisis and construct sustainable shelters on the lunar surface. Key Takeaways Key background Crest Robotics, founded to boost safety and productivity for blue-collar workers, has teamed with another Sydney-based firm, Earthbuilt Technology, to tackle two pressing frontiers: […]

bioreactor

$18m bioreactor upgrade in sugar country aims high, but scaling challenges loom

Australia’s precision fermentation ambitions received a boost this week with the unveiling of the upgraded QUT Pioneer BioPilot in Mackay, Queensland. Key Takeaways Key background The Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant (MRBPP), established 15 years ago, has been rebranded as the QUT Pioneer BioPilot. It has supported biomass-to-fuel and chemicals research for years; the latest […]