Inside Gaia: The Byron Bay wellness escape that has CEOs unplugging

Tucked away in the Byron Bay hinterland, Gaia Retreat & Spa has become a sanctuary for those looking to switch off and reset ever since it was co-founded by Olivia Newton-John in 2005. This story was featured in Issue 15 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. The therapist advises me to move slowly as […]

Quick Takes: Three Aussie entrepreneurs to watch

Forbes Australia picks out three Aussie entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. This story was featured in Issue 15 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Clutch Glue  A sweaty night out at Sydney’s Chinese Laundry nightclub took a frustrating turn for Annabel Hay when fashion tape failed to keep […]

Why Melbourne’s Caretakers Cottage is a must-visit masterpiece  

In the city’s ‘Little Lon’ district lives Caretakers Cottage – one of the world’s best bars. This story was featured in Issue 15 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Three years ago, Caretakers Cottage opened its brick-arched doors on Melbourne’s Little Lonsdale Street as part of a revitalisation of the Wesley Church district. The […]

A word from our Editor-in-Chief: Issue 15

For the first time, Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have overtaken mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest on Australia’s 50 Richest list. The shift is striking: a tech duo leapfrogging a mining giant, with 45-year-old Cannon-Brookes now just half a billion behind 91-year-old property mogul Harry Triguboff.  It’s fascinating to watch the movement of […]

Exclusive Q&A with Gina Rinehart

Rinehart has once again taken the cake as Australia’s richest person. Hancock Prospecting, which Rinehart leads as executive chairman, was founded by her parents Lang and Hope Hancock in 1955. Seven decades later, the company is doubling down on natural gas, experimenting with robotics and AI, and pushing back against governmental red tape, regulations, and […]

‘I’ve outsold the best’: Shelley Sullivan cashes out of MCoBeauty at $1 billion valuation

Shelley Sullivan, founder of cosmetics brand, MCoBeauty, has sold her 50% remaining share in the business she founded just five years ago, after turning it into Australia’s top-selling beauty brand. Shelley Sullivan stepped down as CEO of MCoBeauty on Friday, after selling the business at a valuation “north of $1 billion” to DBG Health’s Dennis […]

How to get a piece of the $368b nuclear sub pie

Nuclear certification has meant a 120-fold increase in this defence tech’s “opportunity pipeline” as Australia prepares to spend up to $368 billion on nuclear submarines. Small defence tech startup UBH is the first private company in Australia to get the certification that will probably be needed to work on nuclear submarines. After receiving the ISO19443 […]

Miss America’s nuclear bombshell for Australia

The nuclear power lobby thinks Miss America can change Australians’ minds on nukes – and by the way, she’s a nuclear engineer. The 2023 Miss America, Grace Stanke, was surprised to learn that nuclear power was a hot political debate in Australia. “Here in America, it’s a very bipartisan issue,” she said. “It’s one of the […]