Before the day
begins.
A sharp daily read on Australian food and beverage, the technology reshaping business and the conversations worth hearing.
Overnight Brief
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- Nvidia CEO says 'we have to shut the labs down' if AI experiments are unsafe— Tom's Hardware AI, 25 Sep 2026 ↗
- Black McDonald’s franchise owners’ lawsuit is narrowed after judge dismisses hundreds of claims— Yahoo, 24 Sep 2026 ↗
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The economy at a glance
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Industry pulse
Top 5 Australian F&B
The most commercially relevant food, beverage, retail and hospitality stories.
- 01Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
We’re calling it: The chicken Kyiv is back – and this bowlo gets it right
- 02Nine Food
The deadly parasite threatening Australian food supply
- 037NEWS Food
Popular ready-meal brand crashes into administration owing millions
- 04Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Thai Asia Unique Cafe & Tavern
- 05Inside FMCG
How researchers are building a more resilient food future
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
U.S. bill proposes permanent ban on artificial superintelligence and creation of new federal AI agency
02The 'ChatGPT for doctors,' OpenEvidence, was valued at $15 billion in a new funding round
03Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics AI model
04Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS voice models
05Google's Suncatcher project aims to put AI data centers in orbit powered by solar energy
Hiring now · Refreshed daily
Jobs in Foodservice
Current Australian openings at the major food and beverage employers we track.
Private sector roles
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Public sector portals
25 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.
Recruitment agencies
FMCG & manufacturing desks
National coverage
Senior & leadership appointments
Retained search
Temp & project placements
Plant and site based
One line · One new world
Puzzle of the day
Draw one continuous path from the rocket to the planet, filling every tile once.
Open today’s puzzleSide hustles · Worth a look
Side hustles
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