Before the day
begins.
A sharp daily read on Australian food and beverage, the technology reshaping business and the conversations worth hearing.
Overnight Brief
Trending now- Just addedCoreWeave shares tumble as bond yields near 15% on concern about AI borrowing binge— CNBC World, 15 Oct 2026 ↗
- Just addedInflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares— Financial Times, 15 Oct 2026 ↗
- Rising bond yields and higher inflation leave the Fed trapped in a rate-hike dilemma— MarketWatch, 15 Oct 2026 ↗
- The latest tactic in Australia's illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight— ABC News, 15 Oct 2026 ↗
- Red Bull locks in Mekies as team principal and CEO through 2031— RACER, 14 Oct 2026 ↗
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.
- 01Just addedGourmet Traveller
The best new restaurants in Sydney
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
‘We’re only getting started’: Good Food Guide Cultural Change Champion has big dreams
- 03The Guardian Australian Food and Drink
Australian supermarket mustard taste test: the most intense is ‘an excellent torture device’
- 04Nine Food
Famous Michelin Guide’s Aussie first puts ‘South Australia on the world map’
- 05Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Six chef’s hats, two trophies and a new baby: Hugh Allen’s having the best year of his life
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
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02Just added90% of CFOs using AI report multiple business benefits – their top 5 priorities now
03AI guardrails designed to stop hackers are now blocking defenders, and Orion-1 aims to fill the gap
04AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science
05Researchers tracked down a rogue fleet of Chinese AI agents in the wild and actually talked to it
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
15 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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