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Australia’s top-ranked universities revealed
Find out which institutions performed best in key areas and the one that took out the overall top spot in the Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.
Excelling in equity: Uni champions fair-go ethos
Charles Darwin University has been recognised for initiatives that open its doors – and it has many.
How the Best Universities Ranking is created
The Financial Review’s ranking of universities uses traditional measures of excellence alongside student satisfaction and equity data.
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Highlighting the work and achievements of the women poised to enter the upper echelons of Australia’s corporate decision-makers. Entries close Friday, April 10, 2026.
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Young Executives recognises outstanding executives who can demonstrate leadership in the community as well as in business. Entries close Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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These awards honour and celebrate professional excellence within the Higher Education sector. Entries close Friday, May 8, 2026.
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Meet the researchers tackling big problems
Combining knowledge and expertise across disciplines is the new face of successful university research.
Uni leading the way in the leap from study to work
Gaining a university degree is one thing. Turning it into a career is another challenge.
Cross-country road trip to achieve uni dream
For the second year in a row, Bond University on the Gold Coast has taken out the top spot for teaching in the Best Universities Ranking.
Revealed: Australia’s fastest-growing companies
From start-ups to established companies, the Fast 100 and Fast Starters Lists show the businesses charting a path to impressive growth.
The niche consultancy challenging the big four on net zero
While other firms focus on policy, Nicholas Tassigiannakis says Bridgeford Group aims to offer companies practical solutions to cutting emissions.
Why an ASX IPO is prestigious and transformative for local companies
Listings facilitate a liquid market, give existing shareholders an ability to sell their shares and allow new investors the chance to buy.
These founders grew their company 206pc while living out of a suitcase
Matthew and Rebeca Newton’s fast-growing adventure company Leatherback Travel, born out of a classic romance story, has posted $9.5 million revenue.
The fintech that made $32m lending to customers banks reject
Source Funding has written about $2 billion worth of loans many to SMSFs which major lenders, with their “cookie-cutter” approval processes, often avoid.
From high school frustration to $708k in revenue in three years
Edward Robinson loved science at school but not the way it was taught. So he decided to change it, channelling his angst into an aerospace start-up.
Twin founders grow Uleads 287pc by cashing in on digital leads
Brady and Tyler Morton’s first go at making money online generating leads for real estate agents didn’t work out. This time around it’s a very different story.
Serial founder returns as an AI ‘bot wrangler’
After selling one tech firm for $25 million Karl Redenbach is back on the Fast Lists for the third time with an army of bots by his side at Agentiscale.ai.
Pharmacy services innovator works first-mover advantage
Michael Bonner’s Choice Chemists has captured 42 per cent of the market for onsite pharmacists in aged care and is challenging the traditional dispensary model.
How homegrown tech helps solve mental health crisis
A family loss inspired the founder of software platform Talked to offer thousands of Australians access to high-quality care online.
Cheeky skincare start-up knows how to catch the eye
Boring Without You has just three products – but has attracted more than 400,000 followers on its social media platforms.
Fast 100 growth stars: From ‘healthy’ chocolate to eco-nappies
These Fast 100 manufacturing finalists – Loco Love, Joonya, and York St Brands – are disrupting their sectors with unique products and high-growth strategies.
Betting start-up Dabble taps Gen Z with a social media twist
This wagering start-up has scaled to more than a million users by building a product that blends sports betting with social media and game design.
The $15.5m playbook for beating ‘cowboy’ recruiters
Recruiters Sam Hope and Jory Humphreys say their agency upholds two values often missing in the world of recruitment: honesty and transparency.
Fighting AI-boosted scams has tripled this fintech’s revenue
Eftsure is in the business of “fighting bad guys”, its chief executive Jon Soldan says. It’s made $36 million from helping companies block fraudsters.
The start-up getting Aussies to Wall Street by partnering with Harvard
Fast Starters company Spark Finance is breaking down wealth as a barrier to great education, offering financing to Australians studying overseas.
How Australia’s fastest-growing new company started with a phone call on a tractor
Former Young Rich Lister, Mark Woodland’s new business Kismet Healthcare has topped the Fast Starters List with compound annual growth of 4630 per cent.
