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Australia has begun enforcing a world-first ban blocking under-16s from holding accounts on major social media platforms.

Kicked off: Australia’s social media ban for under-16 starts today

The new law ‘delaying’ social media accounts for minors under 16 is now in effect. Ten tech companies are impacted by the first ‘blanket ban’ in the world. Other countries may now follow suit.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

‘Just Say Yes’: How THE ICONIC’s CMO and Rokt’s AI Chief turn self-doubt into a superpower

Growth happens outside of your comfort zone, leaders from Rokt and The Iconic advised this week. Here’s why you should ‘just say yes’ and balance curiosity with intentionality.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

The hidden mental health crisis behind ‘I’m Fine’ – and who’s fixing it

Acknowledging what we feel is one of the simplest and most powerful acts in mental well-being. Still, many high performers bypass that step, believing silence equals strength. This coaltion is working to do something about it.

  • By Cheryl Robinson

From Break-Up to Breakthrough: Women aged 45-65 are reframing divorce

As women live into their eighties and nineties, a divorce at 50 is not an ending and it certainly isn’t a decline. It is the beginning of a multi-decade second act.

  • By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

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What AI can’t replace: The human skills leaders now back most

The Forbes Australia “Leadership in the Age of AI” panel concluded that using AI to automate mundane tasks creates the capacity – and the responsibility – to elevate a more meaningful, resilient, and inherently human way of leading.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

Meet the Queenslander named a Forbes Power Businesswoman

Amanda Lacaze has been at the helm of ASX-traded Lynas Rare Earths for a decade. The stock shot up 120% over the last year, amid China/U.S. trade tensions. Now, Lacaze is spearheading the capacity, certainty, and speed of the Australian/U.S. rare earth supply chain.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2025

This year’s Asia’s Power Businesswomen list highlights 20 accomplished leaders at the forefront of the fast-evolving business landscape.

  • By Rana Wehbe Watson
Inside the global tech network linking Canva, Zoom & Google Maps

Inside the ‘human web’ connecting the minds behind Google Maps, Zoom and Canva

Lars Rasmussen and Bill Tai are the brains behind some of the most ubiquitous tech in the world. Now, they are funding entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps. On stage at SXSW Sydney, they revealed that achieving spectacular outcomes like Google Maps, Zoom, and Canva takes immense grit, and the propagating power of a ‘human web.’

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

Forget search, Perplexity VP says answers, trust, and subscriptions are paramount

Ryan Foutty articulated Perplexity’s vision for the digital economy at SXSW Sydney. The economic structure of the internet is fundamentally realigning to prioritise quality, brand, and user efficiency over click revenue, he says

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

How Bill Fairies bootstrapped a $12.5m ‘conscious gifting’ model

Sitting atop the Ritz-Carlton in Melbourne, Bill Fairies co-founders Jenny Ghabrial and Sophia Symeou explain how a moment of financial struggle led to a bootstrapped tech company that turns gift-giving into practical financial support.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist
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