The business of Sam Kerr: Inside the Matildas captain’s next chapter

On the eve of her biggest move yet, Matildas captain Sam Kerr sits down with Forbes Australia to discuss leaving Chelsea, joining one of the world’s most exclusive watch brands, and what it really cost her to get here. Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe     Already a subscriber? […]

‘This is what I always say to young people’: Susie Grehl’s reality check for Gen Z investors

Rather than worrying about markets or interest rates, CBA executive Susie Grehl  is focused on helping young Australians build wealth, breaking down barriers to investing and reshaping private banking for a new generation.   Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe     Already a subscriber? Sign In  

‘Horsepower is easy. Brand is difficult’: Bentley’s CEO on what money still can’t buy

As Bentley prepares to unveil its first fully electric car in 107 years, CEO Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser takes us inside the marque’s UK headquarters to explain why heritage, craftsmanship and choice will always trump technology when it comes to true luxury. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your […]

Quick Takes: Three entrepreneurs we’re watching right now – Issue 24

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  FibreconX After decades of building telecommunications networks, Mark Rafferty recognised a growing shortage in Australia’s fibre infrastructure. “I could see demand from the hyperscalers beginning […]

Forbes Creators

The new rules of influence: How Australia’s top creators turn followers into fortunes

From Kayla Itsines and Jane Lu to Brooki Bakehouse and Fifty and Fearless, Australia’s leading creators reveal how they built Instagram audiences — and businesses — at scale. Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe     Already a subscriber? Sign In  

Sam Kennard, CEO of Kennards Self Storage.

How Sam Kennard built his family’s storage business into a $4.5 billion empire

After a staff revolt exposed deep cultural flaws, Sam Kennard transformed a modest family storage business into a $4.5 billion property powerhouse built on growth and reinvention.  Subscribe to Forbes Australia for full access to this and all articles today Subscribe     Already a subscriber? Sign In  

Cory Doctorow

How Australia can become a superpower of ‘disenshittification’

Cory Doctorow – the writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ to describe how tech platforms put profits before users – believes Australia could lead the world in turning things around. Cory Doctorow is sympathetic to the aims of the Australian government – and that of his native Canada – in attempting to take on social […]

Mybos

He sold software that didn’t exist. Now it’s a $6.5 million business

The Lebanese migrant and former building manager knocked on hundreds of doors before landing his first customer. Eleven years later, Mybos is taking on the world. Armed with only printed screenshots of what his dream would look like, Sam Khalef would use his spare time from being an apartment complex caretaker to nip out and […]

AdvanCell

This Brisbane biotech startup just raised a record $450 million

Brisbane-founded radiopharmaceutical company AdvanCell has raised an oversubscribed $450 million Series D round as it prepares to take its experimental prostate cancer treatment into Phase-3 clinical trials and expand manufacturing in the United States. Key Takeaways Key background AdvanCell has emerged as one of Australia’s most closely watched radiopharmaceutical companies – a form of precision […]