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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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
Rocket to this Lebanese-leaning wine bar for $10 wraps and half-price ‘habibi’ happy hour
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Brisky business? The verdict on three suburban barbecue joints
- 03Nine Food
‘It’s like eating from a roof tile’: Aussie chef takes aim at popular food trend
- 04Australian Hotelier
Redcape expands Hunter region presence with $40m buy
- 05Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
A Team Deli peddles Japanese curry sangers and banana bread cold foam
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
"How much beauty have we lost?" Mathematicians react with shock and disgust as OpenAI bulldozes their field
02Just addedTop AI labs reportedly planning for catastrophic AI event fallout
03Senate investigation says that some AI data center claims are misleading
04Super Micro smuggling co-conspirator pleads guilty to sending AI chips to China
05Microsoft's Decision-1 model enters the fast-growing AI decision model race
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
11 OctSearch 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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