Anastasia Santoreneos

With more than 2 million followers across Instagram and TikTok alone, you may mistake Sophia Begg, better known as @ sophadophaa_, for being just another influencer. She begs to differ.

Three years ago, 21-year-old Phoebe Britten founded a national not-for-profit that's reshaping access to education for young Australians: Inspire Tomorrow Education.

After a pipe burst on Harrison Crowe-Maxwell's street in 2019, he enlisted Long Tran and Shyeon Delnawaz to build and commercialise the ‘ferret' – a 40cm autonomous bot that can crawl into underground pipes. With more than $2 million in capital, Puralink is at the forefront of a $5.26 billion opportunity.

Australian health influencer Belle Gibson has topped Google's list of most-searched public figures in the country, after Netflix's ‘Apple Cider Vinegar' series detailing her cancer hoax hit screens earlier this year.

From mining magnates to tech innovators, these women haven't just broken the glass ceiling - they’re redefining what power looks like in 2025.

Founded in 2017 by Hayley and Andy Worley, Sheet Society has become one of Australia’s fastest-growing bedding brands.

From rich lists and tech entrepreneurs to the safest countries in the world - here are the 10 stories that Forbes readers loved in 2025.

From beauty moguls to data-centre tycoons, fintech founders and the next generation of rising stars, Forbes Australia's 2025 covers captured the people reshaping industries, fortunes and the future. This is the year in leaders, innovators and boundary-pushers, and the stories behind their defining moments.

The social network platform for corporates has unveiled its hot-list of jobs rising in 2026, with technical and strategic AI roles unsurprisingly topping the list.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack after facing mounting political and community pressure.