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A sharp daily read on Australian food and beverage, the technology reshaping business and the conversations worth hearing.
Overnight Brief
Trending now- Waltz delivers blunt warning to nations defying Iran sanctions, touts Greenland deal— Fox News, 21 Sep 2026 ↗
- Qatar, Brookfield on Trade, Investment and Competition— Bloomberg, 21 Sep 2026 ↗
- Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI CEOs have 'ulterior reasons' for warning about doomsday— Business Insider, 21 Sep 2026 ↗
- McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski says more adults are buying Happy Meals as GLP-1 drugs shrink appetites— Yahoo Finance, 20 Sep 2026 ↗
- Unilever sells Dutch baby-care brand Zwitsal to Royal Sanders for unknown price— NL Times, 20 Sep 2026 ↗
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Industry pulse
Top 5 Australian F&B
The most commercially relevant food, beverage, retail and hospitality stories.
- 01ABC GippslandJust added
Charity provides school lunches for kids as food insecurity rises
The charity Eat Up has launched a universal school meals program in Moe, Victoria, as food insecurity rises. It provided more than 1.6 million lunches last year. - 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Melbourne pub life meets Mexican dining at a lively westside eatery primed for summer
Yarraville’s Hotel Mexico, inside the pub formerly housing the Commercial Hotel, has a new kitchen team dishing a “tradie lunch for the ages” and nine types of margaritas. - 03ABC Rural
Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
Fifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial. - 04Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
This golden, curved Argentine pastry is ‘better than a croissant’. Here’s where to find it in Sydney
Made from a soft, brioche-like dough that’s sweetened with honey and drenched in syrup, the medialuna is the most delicious pastry you’ve never heard of. - 05ABC Rural
Farmers warn of food security impact from visa changes
Agricultural industries warn changes to the Working Holiday Maker program could threaten crops and Australia's food security.
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google face antitrust lawsuit for agreeing to slow AI development — plaintiffs say plan has been...
02Trump's tech advisor has advice for AI companies worried they're building unsafe models: 'Just stop'
AI companies have called for more regulation of their own products to ensure safety. Trump's tech advisor says they can slow down whenever the want.
03Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?
04No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.
05Meta’s Muse TV ad is the latest sign that AI agents are going mainstream
Meta released a TV ad for its Muse AI agent, and the internet is buzzing. Fears about agents going rogue haven't dissuaded hype about the new tech.
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Current Australian openings at the major food and beverage employers we track.
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Public sector portals
21 SepSearch food and hospitality roles directly on each government’s own jobs portal.
NationalAPS Jobs — “food”Every Australian Government agency.
National · DefenceAAFCANS CareersCafes and canteens on Defence bases.
New South WalesI Work for NSW — Food ServicesPre-filtered to food services.
VictoriaCareers.vic.gov.au — “food”Victorian public sector roles.
QueenslandSmart Jobs and CareersAll Queensland departments.
South AustraliaCareers.sa.gov.au — Food & HospitalityFood and hospitality hub.
Western AustraliaWA Government Jobs — “food”All Western Australian agencies.
Australian Capital TerritoryCanberra Health Services CareersCatering and food services in ACT Health.Links open each government’s official jobs portal. We don’t list or store these roles.
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