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, […]
Ken King and Leonard Hall say we’ve entered “the age of the industrial flying robot.” Their company, Freespace Operations, claims to have cracked the code for 100 kg lifts. We are “entering the age of the industrial flying robot,” say engineers Ken King and Leonard Hall who have cracked what many in the drone industry […]
He nearly lost everything chasing a hyperscale data centre dream. Eight years later, Robin Khuda sold AirTrunk in Australia’s largest private equity buyout, joining the billionaire class while reshaping the region’s cloud future. Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe Already a subscriber? Sign In
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 […]
Justin Turner can’t use the B-word for his Rosevears Three Grain Whiskey that looks, smells and tastes like the real deal – and he’s about to send it back to the homeland. Justin Turner has to signal to whiskey aficionados in subtle ways that his whiskey follows all the rules attached to that slice of […]
Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey thinks he’s figured out why Australian men are the second longest lived men on the planet. It’s not mindfulness apps or Medicare. Dave Asprey, 52, who came to fame with his fat-soaked Bulletproof Coffee brand and who claims to have coined the word “biohacker” is coming to Australia to teach his […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]