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The Australian inventions were named in Time’s Best Inventions of 2024 list, alongside a transparent TV, goggle-free immersion, and bird-identifying binoculars.

Sydney-founded Canva — the world’s largest design company expected to IPO imminently — is now valued at $49 billion. The company was valued at $38.5 billion last year down from its high of $54.5 billion in 2021.

On the first Saturday of each November, a sea of stylish black and white racegoers descend on Flemington Racecourse. Penfolds Victoria Derby Day is the kick-off to Melbourne Cup week festivities – an annual event contributing significant revenue to the Garden State. It’s the largest major event on Victoria’s calendar – creating almost 18,000 jobs […]

Elon Musk gave a first look at Tesla’s Cybercab earlier this month, while Waymo’s autonomous cabs are already making rounds in San Francisco, LA, and Phoenix. So when will Australia see ‘full self-driving’ tech on its roads? Here’s where things stand. The Australian government’s leading automotive body, the National Transport Commission, calls automated vehicles ‘revolutionary’ […]

Australian producer Karina Holden created the groundbreaking TV series Love on the Spectrum in 2018 with director Cian O’Clery, Northern Pictures, and the ABC. Netflix began distributing a US version of the format in 2022. Love on the Spectrum has since won five Primetime Emmys and one International Emmy. This article featured in Issue 13 […]

Elzinga founded Melbourne unicorn Culture Amp in 2009, after identifying that most big technology transformation projects are not technology problems – they are cultural. It is now the largest culture analytics firm in the world. This article featured in Issue 13 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. When Didier Elzinga received a call […]

Cate Hull knows a lot about transporting peculiar, bulky, ugly goods from one location to the next. Now she is taking her sustainably-focused Australian company FreightExchange overseas to tap into a trillion-dollar global opportunity.  Hull did not coin the term “ugly freight”; it’s a phrase commonly used in the transportation industry, but she has made a […]

She won the hearts of Australians in the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup. Queensland-born superstar Mary Fowler played her first game for the Matildas at just 15. Off-the-pitch, the now 21-year-old changed how she approaches the game and is happier and more successful than ever.

Funding for female founders rose from 11% of deals in Q2 to 13% in Q3. But its still down significantly from 2023. Techstars managing director Kirstin Hunter and Flying Fox Ventures’ Rachael Neumann say companies founded by women are not getting the resources they need to be successful.

Musk is returning to his old stomping ground of LA to lift the lid on Tesla’s Cybercab. In true Hollywood style, the reveal is happening on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank.