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 outback ...

Walking on to the floor of the Akubra hat factory in the town of Kempsey in New South Wales is like stepping back in time. The heavy machines whirring and buzzing look like they should be in a museum ...

Rain permitting, they might fling the hat in the nearest puddle. This rural ritual isn’t a sign of disrespect, but the opposite. A quintessential symbol of Australian working life, the Akubra has to ...

Past chief executive officers of Akubra had three things in common: they were men, they were members of the Keir family and they loved hats. The company’s new chief executive Natalie Culina, a hat ...

AS MANUFACTURERS abandon Australia in a bid to reduce costs, one of the world’s last hat makers is determined to retain its place here. Akubra has been weathering the economic fluctuations here for ...

Akubra is marking half a century of Australian craftsmanship at its home in country NSW, a remarkable achievement in an era of fast fashion. But it hasn’t always been easy. As Akubra marks 50 years of ...