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5 days ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Mark Whittaker |Shivaune Field
As loyalty programs surge in popularity across Australia, one fintech start-up is helping businesses tap into the benefits. Pay.com.au is turning everyday expenses into airline points and premium perks - and has just banked $18 million to prepare for its expansion into the US. Few countries embrace loyalty programs quite like Australia.
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1 week ago | 
forbes.com.au | Shivaune Field |Mark Whittaker |Josh Lai |Chloe Sorvino
With CEO Silvija Martincevic and CFO Emma Seymour at the helm, Deputy became one of Australia's newest tech unicorns in 2024. Now, the female-led company's shift work platform powers 1.5 million workers across 375,000 workplaces worldwide - redefining the future of frontline work. CEO Silvija Martincevic is decked out in designer duds and sits high up in a corner office with views over the financial district of San Francisco. She is a long way from where she started inlife.
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1 week ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Mark Whittaker
Forbes Australia picks out three Aussie entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. Liveheats When former Queensland junior champion and World Surf League surfer Chris Friend (pictured) met software engineer Fernando Freire in the Bondi surf, they bonded over a shared love of sport and a mutual frustration with how disorganised competitions were. Over a post-surf beer, they landed on a simple solution - to build an app that would streamline the experience.
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Rana Wehbe Watson |Alexandra York
From Olympic gold medalists to serial entrepreneurs and AI pioneers, 32 young Australians have earned a spot on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list across all 10 categories. Tap here to see the full 30 Under 30 Asia list.
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com.au | Anastasia Santoreneos |Josh Max |Josh Lai
The renowned Australian wine critic is set to sell the last 100 lots of his personal collection, located in the Yarra Valley's Coldstream Hills, as he relocates to Sydney. James Halliday is set to auction off the last of his private wine collection as the renowned critic and author relocates to Sydney.
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Max |Josh Lai |Alison Durkee |Roberta Naas
There are two phases to test driving a supercar. The first is the anticipation of its arrival - knowing you're going to make a giant leap from ordinary, functional vehicles to "the Mighty Mac" as the Artura became known before and during its 3-day weekend test, and feeling that delicious excitement as the great day approaches. The Artura arrives, it is of course gorgeous, it is pristine - and it is purple. I've had yellow, red, orange and blue, never purple, lantana purple to be exact.
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Matthew Catellier |Conor Murray |Anthony DeMarco
With Mother's Day just around the corner, Forbes Australia has curated an elegant selection of luxurious, last-minute gifts to celebrate the women who matter most. Carrière Frères Rose Menthe Diffuser: $119Handcrafted in France, this elegant diffuser by Carrière Frères combines fresh, vegetal notes of spearmint with the delicate, powdery scent of rose, offering a luxurious aroma perfect for Mother's Day. FIELDBAR Drinks Box: $249Fair to say this isn't your average Bunnings cooler.
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2 months ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Mark Whittaker |Shivaune Field
Published on April 22, 2025 This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Raquel Bouris is in her warehouse at Taren Point when she speaks with Forbes Australia, but her visit is short-lived.
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2 months ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai |Shivaune Field |Mark Whittaker
Published on April 18, 2025 This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. It was just another day in lockdown for Holly Fowler when, while on the couch watching Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, a wave of inspiration struck. “I realised there was a huge gap in the market,” she says.
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2 months ago | 
forbes.com.au | Josh Lai
Published on April 4, 2025 The designer, stylist, and co-founder of P.E. Nation has returned to cult denim label Ksubi as its new creative director, nearly two decades after her first chapter there. And this time, she’s rewriting the story — her way.
