from L to R. Kevin Parker. Chris Adams. Tom Cosm. Ignacio Germade. Charl Laubscher. Sophie Lawrence Parker

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker created a startup and didn’t want you to know

Telepathic Instruments could have marketed Orchid as “the Tame Impala synth.” Instead, Parker chose mystery over mass appeal – and built a $12-million business by making it harder, not easier, to get one. Kevin Parker won’t say which parts of his Tame Impala song, End Of Summer, that won a Grammy Award yesterday came out […]

Autonomous Electric Vehicles AEV

Driverless startup goes postal with $30m backing from federal government

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its first transport investment, backing Melbourne-based autonomous vehicle maker Applied Electric Vehicles with a $30.7 million equity injection as part of the company’s $58 million Series B raise. The money from the federal government’s $15 billion sovereign investment fund will help send 100 Australian/Japanese made vehicles – with […]

Meta deletes 544,000 accounts – but says Australia’s under-16 social media ban is not working

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media juggernaut has pushed back on the federal government’s landmark social media ban, saying that despite wiping more than half a million accounts, the new law is failing to improve online safety and may be creating new risks for teenagers. Key Takeaways Key background Australia’s under-16 social media ban places the responsibility […]

Elvis tribute artist Tristan James

Elvis as business case study: tribute, reinvention, profit

With the annual Elvis Festival kicking off today, and around 50 Elvises set to descend on Parkes, we look at the business lessons behind The King – reinvention, differentiation, and carving out your own Blue Ocean. Tristan James –  “Australia’s number one Elvis tribute show” according to his website – loves the book Blue Ocean […]

How Parmigiani Fleurier became the anti-luxury luxury brand – fit for a king

Four years after taking over a struggling independent Maison, Guido Terreni has transformed Parmigiani Fleurier with one key objective at heart – to make restraint desirable again.   Sitting in a dimly lit Collins St. Kitchen inside Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt, Guido Terreni leans forward and unclasps his watch. “Try it on,” he says, sliding the platinum […]

The New Year’s resolutions of fashion founders for 2026

We asked some of Australia’s leading fashion founders to share their resolutions for next year — and it looks like they’re cutting the same cloth. Dorry Kordahi, CEO and Founding Partner, Swanky Socks  My resolution for 2026 is to be more present to slow down, enjoy the now and engage fully with the people and […]

Wellness Ben Kierath, Founder & Managing Director, True Protein.

Eight of Australia’s top wellness leaders reveal their New Year’s resolutions

From sleep optimisation to Ironman goals, we asked some of Australia’s leading wellness founders to share their personal resolutions for next year — and there’s a pattern emerging. Veronika Larisova Co-founder, Chief Nutrition  Ultra-marathon running is my lifelong passion and a major reason behind launching Chief Nutrition10 years ago. I have been injured and unable to […]

From Hollywood hustle to hinterland healing: Inside Sol Elements

Burnt out by Hollywood, but with hard-won pitching skills and creative nerve, this couple reinvented themselves — and a patch of hinterland — with a bold wellness venture. After years trying to make it in Hollywood, when this couple came home to Queensland, they carried a decade’s worth of creative grit and a dash of […]

What money can’t buy: Rita Ora

She’s been in the public eye since her teens, but Rita Ora isn’t interested in nostalgia. The British-Albanian singer, actor and entrepreneur has built a career on reinvention – one that spans chart-topping singles, film roles, fashion collaborations and her own beauty brand. Now, she’s entering a new phase.  This story appears in Issue 20 […]