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Japan and Canada get a mention in the Top 10 too.

The Forbes 2025 ranking of the richest self-made women billionaires on the planet — China and U.S. dominate, as tech fuels fortunes.

Vow, the Sydney start-up behind a cultured quail parfait brand called Forged, has finally got its green light.

Sydney’s startup ecosystem is valued at $55 billion in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings. Melbourne is a third of that, at $18 billion.

An empty 1.8 acre lot on Indian Creek island just sold for a record-setting amount of more than $100 million–providing a fat return for the seller, a German developer.

Donald Trump’s oldest children earned a couple million dollars a year working inside their father’s real-estate empire, according to Forbes’ estimates. Barron Trump appears to be earning much more, much faster.

Canva has announced its intention to acquire MagicBrief as the design juggernaut eyes a major platform expansion.

The once-anonymous operator of controversial UK gossip forum Tattle Life, that draws up to 12 million monthly visitors, has been unmasked by a Northern Ireland court following a landmark defamation ruling.

In a Q&A with Forbes Australia’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah O’Carroll, the maestro of the billion-dollar RØDE company, Peter Freedman, shares what brings him happiness, his love of Sydney and his 100%, foolproof Christmas gift.

The borders between Creators and showbiz are blurring.