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The $250,000 space trip promising to heal family feuds

In a world where wealth can pass down as comfortably as a kidney stone, one Australian travel company believes the key to smooth succession lies 25 kilometres above Earth.  This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. The family office is in gridlock. Grandma wants to bequeath […]

Liz Broderick

How to make power listen: Inside Liz Broderick’s playbook 

From CEOs to dictators, Liz Broderick has spent her career turning unheard stories into catalysts for change. Having finished her UN mission, she is still helping organisations confront the truth.  Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe     Already a subscriber? Sign In  

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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]