Each hat takes about six weeks and 162 steps to make, passing through 60 pairs of hands in that time. The Akubra, an Aboriginal word meaning 'head covering,' has provided Australians protection ...

Iron-ore billionaire Andrew Forrest’s family office has struck a deal to buy Australian hat maker Akubra Hats Pty Ltd., deepening the Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. founder’s ownership of local ...

SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Tattarang, the private investment group of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, the Australian iron ore magnate, said on Sunday it had acquired Australian hatmaker Akubra ...

A time when men wore three-piece suits and a hat.” The brand might be synonymous with working on the land, but it was only in the 1950s, Culina says, when Akubra began targeting farmers in need ...