It doesn’t get much more Australiana than the classic Akubra hat, does it? A mainstay in Australian fashion since the 1870s, the brand Akubra might be responsible for the name we give to these ...

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 ...

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 ...

Akubra has renewed its contract ... from our farmers to our armed forces, can wear a hat that is comfortable but also stands the test of time. “The slouch hat is a national icon that portrays ...

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 ...

Tattarang, the private investment group of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, the Australian iron ore magnate, said on Sunday it had acquired Australian hatmaker Akubra, without disclosing a purchase price.

Billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his ex-wife Nicola have purchased Akubra in a multimillion-dollar deal. The iconic Australian hat brand has been owned by the Keir family for almost 150 ...

Billionaire Andrew Forrest and ex-wife Nicola have purchased Australian hat maker Akubra in a multi-million-dollar deal. The iconic hat brand has been owned by the Kiers family for almost 150 ...

SYDNEY (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, without disclosing ...