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 […]
After just 14 seconds in the air, Gilmour Space had investors piling on to launch something rarer than orbit: a $217 million Series E Adam Gilmour didn’t set out to build Australia’s next unicorn. He set out to build a rocket – and then enough time to make sure it worked. After a first flight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We collected the top photographs from Australia for 2025 as determined by Getty Images’ director of editorial content, Cassie Trotter. “For the past 30 years, Getty Images has been dedicated to capturing history in real time, documenting both the stories that made headlines and the quieter moments that resonated deeply within communities worldwide,” says Trotter. […]
Paul Wiltshire swapped songwriting for software – and built the world’s biggest B2B music licensing platform. This story appears in Issue 20 of Forbes Australia – Out now. Paul Wiltshire wonders about the two competing sides of his brain, the creative one that wrote and produced songs for chart-topping performers, and the commercial half that […]
Australia’s first indoor snow resort has taken a step forward, signing a partnership with global Chinese operator Bonski Group — a move its developers say positions western Sydney for a new era of tourism investment. Key Takeaways Key Background Winter Sports World, a $700 million indoor snow resort planned for Penrith in western Sydney, has […]
Saluda had a disastrous debut on the ASX on Friday, shedding half its value. But here’s the inside story of resilience in the company that learnt how to read signals going up the spinal cord and to turned them into pain relief. Saluda founder John Parker has just delivered a talk at an international biomedical […]