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 addedTrump says he approved new fuel economy standards, rolling back Biden-era rules— CNBC World, 27 Sep 2026 ↗
- Just addedBond market pointing to rising inflation, interest rate and recession risk— ABC News, 27 Sep 2026 ↗
- Tax-free bond yields are in a sweet spot. Get in before it’s too late.— MarketWatch, 27 Sep 2026 ↗
- US, China strike deal to lower tariffs on $30B in goods after Trump-Xi Washington summit— Fox News, 27 Sep 2026 ↗
- I was laid off by Google, then asked to come back. I gave up a 6-figure salary and unvested stock...— Business Insider, 26 Sep 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 addedABC Rural
Former vineyard turned into sanctuary for endangered birds
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
A triumphant return to old-school pub culture for this beloved pokie-free boozer
- 03Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Learn from ‘extraordinary figures in Australian food’ at Powerhouse Parramatta launch
- 04ABC Rural
Caged egg rule change delayed in Victoria due to spread of bird flu
- 05Nine Food
Sales surge that forced Aussie ‘fast food’ icon to rebrand
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
AI access makes people almost entirely unwilling to say "I don't know," study finds
02Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army
03OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’
04CoreWeave’s next test: From GPU scarcity to a durable AI cloud
05I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk 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
27 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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