Former test wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has swapped the commentary box for the bottle shop hustle as he launches his new tequila, El Arquero – “The Keeper”. It’s come to this. Cricket great Adam Gilchrist has been reduced to walking the streets with a bag full of tequila bottles. “I’ve finally realised my lifelong dream of […]
Aussie alternative meat pioneer Nourish Ingredients sets up in The Netherlands, betting on Europe’s food-tech ecosystem as the global vegan flesh market stumbles. Key Takeaways Key background Canberra-based Nourish Ingredients was founded in 2019 by ex-CSIRO lipid engineers James Petrie and Ben Leita to tackle the “fat gap” in alternative proteins. The company’s precision-fermented fats […]
Former Flamingo AI founder and Shark Tank shark Catriona Wallace says the fastest way to create better leaders isn’t business school – it’s psychedelics, ritual, and a conscious embrace of technology. When Catriona Wallace looked at the world’s most prominent leaders – think Trump, Putin, Netanyahu – she saw ego-driven boys, not elders. Her solution? […]
Former Google exec turned happiness guru, Mo Gawdat, says in order for AI to guide us to better times, the human race has to first navigate a decade or two of misery with the potential to destroy us all. And we’re already living it. Ex-Google X executive Mo Gawdat, who will be appearing at SXSW […]
Australia will soon produce its own mRNA vaccines, with Moderna’s Melbourne plant set to deliver doses by the end of 2025. The facility promises 100 million shots a year, $220 million in annual GDP, and $4.8 billion in avoided costs over three decades. Key Takeaways Key Background When COVID-19 struck, Australia was left at the […]
The Albanese Government has locked in a five-year deal with Anduril, the US defence tech startup founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey, to supply a fleet of drone submarines – outpacing local rivals in the race for undersea supremacy. Key Takeaways Key background Palmer Luckey, best known as the creator of Oculus VR, co-founded Anduril […]
Canberra food-tech company Nourish Ingredients has secured US approval for its flagship Tastilux fat, clearing the way for immediate commercial sales to American food manufacturers.
Susannah George built Urban List into a media powerhouse while navigating motherhood, neurodiversity, and reinvention. Now, she’s stepping back to help learn about her father’s numberplate empire. Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe Already a subscriber? Sign In
From ECGs and blood pressure to pregnancy predictions, Whoop’s latest upgrades aim to make the device a centralised health hub — and maybe your most personal doctor yet. Whoop founder Will Ahmed, 35, never wants to turn 30 again. He started Whoop as an athlete-focused device company in 2012. But as he’s aged, so too […]
Steve Baxter is betting that weapons are Australia’s most “irrationally unloved” asset class – and that time is running out to lose our ESG fixation … and fix the nation’s lethality gap. As befits a former Shark, Steve Baxter doesn’t shy away from deadly things. On Zoom calls, an Owen submachine gun and a Black […]