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From property moguls reshaping skylines to tech pioneers breaking new ground and athletes making their mark on the world stage, these are the remarkable stories behind our 2024 cover stars.

The list spans elections and weather events here and abroad, the debilitating Crowdstrike outage, and a spectacular natural phenomenon.

Ten out of 12 startups in the 2024 Techstars Tech Central Sydney accelerator had at least one woman founder. Managing Director Kirstin Hunter shares the 3 insights gleaned from delivering Australia’s most diverse accelerator cohort.

The Sydney-based program is Australia’s best incubator/accelerator according to the 2024 Startup Muster report. Here’s what makes it so impactful.

Lucy Liu, COO of Australian-founded payments unicorn Airwallex, tells Forbes Australia global revenue grew by 73 per cent year-over-year, and transaction volume increased 60 per cent.

Forbes ranks the 50 sports teams worth the most in the world. Find out which franchises are the most valuable from the NFL, the NBA, MLB and global soccer.

From understanding the industries that are expanding to the changing needs of the millennial and Gen Z workforce, here is how to prepare for the work year ahead.

The billionaire family spearheaded the $100 million seed investment in Future Generation Women, a new high-net-worth fund exclusively managed by female portfolio managers. This initiative, an offshoot of Geoff Wilson’s Future Generation firm, aims to drive stronger gender equity outcomes in Australia.

Despite the recent upheaval with Covid, the fundamentals haven’t changed in the fast-food industry in the past 50 years, says Jack Cowin, the billionaire founder and executive chairman of Competitive Foods Australia, the privately held group behind some of the country’s biggest fast-food chains.

Humanitix founder Joshua Ross talks to Forbes Australia about changing the ticketing game in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia, and getting a shoutout from Hugh Jackman.