The millions of tonnes of plastics that make their way into the ocean yearly have created an environmental catastrophe with far-reaching ecological and health implications. However, a growing number of scientifically led Australian organisations are changing the game when it comes to providing a solution to the international ocean plastic problem. Every year, an estimated […]
Amy Shark is a multi-platinum award-winning Australian indie pop singer-songwriter from the Gold Coast. She burst onto the global music scene in 2016 with her six times Platinum single ‘Adore’ and followed up with the APRA Song of the Year award, for her number one Australian hit ‘I Said Hi’. Issue Eight of Forbes Australia […]
Retail legend and philanthropist, Marc Besen, died on Tuesday, aged 99.
Australians have spent the past few years “going from one disaster to the next”, leading to extreme fatigue, adrenal fatigue, and, in many cases, burnout. Under new Federal Government laws, employers are legally responsible for supporting employee psycho-social well-being. But with poor mental health costing the Australian economy between $12.2 billion and $22.5 billion, there is much more work to be done.
Just 0.7% of all venture capital in Australia goes to 100% female-founded and led businesses. For US-owned VC fund, F5 Collective – which has invested in seven APAC, female-led businesses over the past year – it’s a huge opportunity. In fact, it wants to invest in 1,000 female founders by 2030. It’s no secret that […]
Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li, the co-founders of prestige luggage brand, July, started the business after tossing up a number of product ideas in categories primed for a shake-up. Five years later, July – the premium, design and innovation-focused luggage brand – is one of the fastest growing companies in a category that up until five years ago, was an outdated, dying category.
The concept of non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) and their potential value was difficult for many people to get their heads around. It turns out the global scepticism was warranted. A new study has found 95% of NFT collections are worthless. When it comes to cryptocurrency, NFTs have been dubbed the rising stars of the growing market over […]
Australian hospitality tech platform Ordermentum has acquired food marketplace Foodbomb and raised $16 million in a bid to accelerate its national growth strategy and to further digitise the food and beverage industry.
Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria has announced it will showcase the internationally acclaimed exhibition, Pharaoh exhibition in winter 2024. The exhibition – the biggest collection of its kind in Australia – encompasses around 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian art and history through more than 500 works on loan from the British Museum. Melbourne’s National Gallery […]
Australian airline Qantas has been dealt another blow to its reputation after losing a High Court appeal to a Federal Court ruling that it illegally sacked 17,000 ground staff during the pandemic.