This year’s AFL Grand Final’s pre-game entertainment was watched by 2.4 million people online, and 1.5 million on TV. For local artist Baker Boy, it was the moment his childhood dream became a reality. The high-pitched opening of legendary hip-hop track Still D.R.E had a unique Australian flavour this weekend. Snoop Dogg originally collaborated with […]
King Edward VII declared Cartier the “jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers” in 1904. More than 300 of those jewels will be on display as part of NGV’s 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces. Pieces of jewellery that have adorned the necks of Elizabeth Taylor, Rihanna, Princess Margaret, and the Duchess of Windsor are making […]
From a cliffside rotating pod hotel to a subterranean desert resort, the annual competition highlights bold concepts set to redefine the hotels of the future. Every year, I am reminded how far hotels have evolved, no longer just places to sleep, but transforming the typical stay into outrageous sensory experiences once only imagined in science […]
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 […]
Elite watch brand Audemars Piguet is returning as an exhibitor to the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva next year after exiting the show in 2019. The luxury watch fair, which runs April 14 to 20, also welcomes 10 other new participants, for a total of 66. Incoming brands include LVMH-owned clock maker L’Epée 1839, […]
Mindful breathing is gaining mainstream momentum, according to the Global Wellness Institute. Melbourne lawyer and coach Niti Nadarajah discovered how it can help navigate major life upheavals. In March 2022, corporate lawyer Niti Nadarajah left the career she had been building for 20 years. After a decade as General Counsel for a multinational corporation, Nadarajah […]
With the European country thought to be the setting for the hit HBO show’s next instalment, we speculate on the most spectacular resort backdrop. Three seasons in, The White Lotus viewers have come to expect two things: an unidentified dead body in the opening scene and a new luxury resort setting. While the HBO show’s fictional White […]
Travel in Australia has shifted inland. Families are heading for Kangaroo Valley farmhouses instead of crowded beaches; couples are choosing Wolgan Valley cabins that trade wifi for night skies. Even Hobart’s backstreets, with their brick-and-timber conversions, are pulling more weight. Here are the properties that topped Airbnb’s awards list. The 2025 Host Awards arrive as […]
Hublot CEO Julien Tornare was so excited about having Patrick Mahomes as an ambassador for his luxury watch company that he insisted on showing off the personalised autograph jersey that the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback gave him. It sits in a glass case in Tornare’s office. “I’m super, super proud and happy to have him […]
Approaching its final month at Osaka Expo 2025, the Women’s Pavilion, in collaboration with Cartier, has become a platform for leaders, artists and activists to confront barriers and share solutions. Forbes Australia’s Shivaune Field unpacks everything you need to know. The Japanese ideograph ‘Wa’ is loosely translated as ‘harmony,’ and has origins as far back […]