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 addedIsraeli central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions— Financial Times, 25 Oct 2026 ↗
- Just addedKim Jong Un crosses new bridge into China as trade ties warm— ABC News, 25 Oct 2026 ↗
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- I want to pay off $4,500 in credit-card debt in 2 months. Is this possible?— MarketWatch, 25 Oct 2026 ↗
- Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell— TechCrunch AI, 24 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.
- 01Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Pass the pintxo! The snacks at this Spanish stalwart are hard to beat
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Feast on ‘old-fashioned’ Lebanese food in this chef’s own quirky backyard garden
- 03BeanScene
NSW passes takeaway coffee cup legislation
- 04Food & Beverage Industry News
Food manufacturers sell more while stock falls
- 05Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
From Penrith to Potts Point: Every Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide finalist
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
AI makes junior patent attorneys instantly better but may quietly stunt their professional growth
02Just addedThree fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were never told what they actually leaked
03The AI data center boom has a ghost problem
04Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
05Block's new AI model Dessa was trained entirely on human speech to catch emotions text-based models miss
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 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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