After a week of excited build up, Queensland’s Gilmour Space Technologies was forced to postpone its mission to send an Australian-made rocket into orbit this week – a feat that would have made history. Gilmour Space’s first launch window opened on Thursday but the rocket stayed silent at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport – about 200km… Read more »
Applications for the mid-year intake of AO StartUps, the pioneering sports and entertainment tech program powered by Tennis Australia and the Australian Open, are open until the end of May AO StartUps launched in 2022, and has now supported more than 30 startups across verticals including participation, fan engagement, high performance and event operations. The… Read more »
Earth AI is celebrating the discovery of a rare indium mineralisation using the company’s unique exploration technology that it’s putting through its paces in rural NSW. “It’s incredibly exciting to find something as rare as indium,” said Earth AI CEO and founder Roman Teslyuk. “Armed with the new additions to our drill fleet and field… Read more »
A few tiny tweaks to the words you use can have huge impacts on your mindset and your results – here are four changes you can make today. Words are powerful. And small changes to the words we think and say can have huge impacts on our mindset. ‘Our greatest freedom is the freedom to… Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute more than $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030. According to the University of Adelaide, greater use of AI in key Australian industries will lead to a short-term boost in GDP of more than $200 billion per year and the creation of an additional 150,000 jobs from 2023 to… Read more »
Australian quantum computing startup Diraq is heading to Chicago, having signed an agreement to set up in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) where it will join the likes of PsiQuantum and other deep tech firms. Diraq was spun out of the University of New South Wales by CEO and founder Professor Andrew Dzurak.… Read more »
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AI/Machine Learning
The same-day delivery arm of Australia Post, StarTrack Courier, is experiencing a return of big customers – thanks to technology developed by Adiona Tech. The success story showcases just how much innovative technology can boost traditional businesses, keeping them competitive and most of all, their customers happy. Embracing tech Christopher Cano, national business improvement and… Read more »
Funding
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) spinout is celebrating its $3.4 million seed round to help commercialise a novel way to limit the amount of methane cattle emit. Bovotica was founded by CEO Dr Andrew Leech and Professors Gene Tyson and Phil Pope from QUT’s Centre for Microbiome Research. The company’s built around a means… Read more »
Events
Living up to its rep as Coachella for Aussie startups, Blackbird’s annual two-day Sunrise Australia startup fest marked its 10th anniversary on April 30 and May 1, 2025. Held at the iconic Carriageworks in Sydney, the event brimmed with creativity, ambition and innovation. Highlights included keynote speakers, Eucalyptus co-founder Tim Doyle (read more about his… Read more »
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