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A chance conversation on a golf course has drawn the former Wallaby and listed-company CEO into a regional manufacturing venture aiming to decarbonise one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Former Wallaby great Phil Kearns was no great fan of Scope 3 emissions requirements and all the other rigmarole he’d had to go through as CEO […]
Melbourne defence-tech start-up Arkeus has raised $25 million on its technology born from a founder seeing the frustration of drone operators hunting drugs in the Colombian jungle. Key Takeaways Key Background Simon Olsen was in the jungles of La Macarena, Colombia, where the Andes and Amazon meet, looking for drug operations, when the realisation hit. […]
The world’s most formidable culinary authority is finally coming Down Under, but after a widely reported $40 million false start, the Michelin Man’s first stop is bound to ruffle some feathers. The assumption within industry circles was always that if the “Tyre Man” ever agreed to navigate the long-haul flight to the Antipodes, he would […]
From BHP’s $300 million nickel crisis to the reinvention of private banking, Geraldine Slattery and Susie Grehl reveal why the most dangerous move a leader can make in an era of rapid disruption is doing nothing at all. When Geraldine Slattery was making her way up through the ranks at BHP, her mentors encouraged her […]
Tetratherix built a $255 million ASX company around a single injectable polymer. Now that same material is being used in everything from dental surgery to prostate cancer treatment and GLP-1 delivery. Tetratherix grabbed the market’s attention in March when it announced its patented polymer was going to be used for the slow release of GLP-1 […]
Julie Inman Grant once taught “social media self-defence” to women in public life. Then came the online pile-on from Elon Musk’s followers – and she found herself taking her own advice. When eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant was branded Australia’s “censorship commissar” by Elon Musk in 2024, the fallout came fast: 75,000 posts in 24 […]
Anteris Technologies was founded in Australia and operates internationally across the US and Geneva. The company is now listed on both the NASDAQ and the ASX. CEO Wayne Paterson explains the company’s heart valve technology. The accent is the first tell. Paterson has spent the past two decades offshore – China, Korea, Europe, and the […]
With more than $US5.6 trillion of assets under management State Street is one of the world’s largest investment firms. Sydney-based Senior Strategist Clive Maguchu talks to Stewart Hawkins about the changing nature of what constitutes “acceptable” risk in an increasingly volatile world, how inflation is causing him one of his biggest concerns and why he […]
Vikas Rambal built the world’s largest ammonia plant, walked away with hundreds of millions, lost everything that mattered – then did it again. And Australia barely noticed. This story features on the cover of Issue 22 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy or become a Forbes member here. Vikas Rambal can’t believe that nobody seems to have heard the stories about […]
From screen roles such as Faramir in Lord of the Rings, Dilios in 300 and appearances in Pirates of the Caribbean, Moulin Rouge, and notably the heartthrob “Diver Dan” in TV’s SeaChange, David Wenham is one of Australia’s most recognisable actors. He spoke to Stewart Hawkins about inspirations, aspirations, David Attenborough, Nick Cave, and the […]