The 8,000 class action participants are from the hire car, taxi, charter vehicle, and limousine industries in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, and WA. The Uber payout is the fifth-highest class action resolution in Australian history.
Sydney-born Yael Stone spent 7-years starring in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. When she returned home in 2019, Stone settled on the NSW Coal Coast and began a new role – training Aussies for the jobs of the future.
They say that when the US sneezes, Australia catches a cold. But when it comes to ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok, Australia is blazing its own trail.
TGE purchased 60 medium-duty electric trucks, the largest order Volvo has received to date anywhere in the world. The green trucks replace one-third of TGE’s fleet and will be used to deliver packages to customers around Sydney.
Knight Frank released its luxury investment index for 2023. The best-performing sector is up 11% year-on-year and increased 103% over the last decade. Whisky, wine and watches experienced exceptionally strong growth over the last decade compared to their luxury sector counterparts. And yet, the luxury segment with the highest 10-year growth – whisky – is […]
Live Nation Entertainment released the results of its ‘Love Song’ research this week. Only 1 in 8 Gen Zers are interested in walking down the aisle, the study reveals. 90% prioritise experience over possessions. Authenticity is in, and wanting to be cool is out. That’s according to Live Nation’s latest study ‘Love Song,’ which surveyed […]
From flying lessons at the Bankstown, Sydney airport, to astronaut training in Germany, to the moon. 39-year-old Bennel-Pegg is a champion of girls and women in STEM and reaching for both the International Space Station, and the stars
Computershare founder and Forbes Australia Rich Lister Chris Morris oversees a portfolio of ultra-luxurious resorts and experiences in Queensland. The 76-year-old billionaire opened Pelorus Private Island this year, giving visitors the kind of luxury experience they might find on a Mediterranean superyacht. This story featured in Issue 9 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your […]
Knight Frank released the 2024 list of minimum net worth for 1-percenters across the globe. The threshold in Australia fell almost a million dollars from last year.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published new data relating to the gender pay gap this week. How did the organisations with the largest market capitalisation in Australia fare? Of the 10 largest, only two came close to the target. The highly profitable companies in the banking sector missed the mark completely.