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Mick Liubinskas rubs shoulders with billionaires but his own trajectory has been different.

He’s one of the godfathers of the Australian start-up sector. So why isn’t he a billionaire?

Some of Mick Liubinskas’ friends are immensely wealthy, but his passions have taken him down a different path.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Timelapse from space of Hurricane Milton.

Data centres in space? That’s less crazy than you think

Elon Musk and other tech leaders explore building data centres in space to overcome terrestrial constraints, with launch costs and satellite efficiency key factors.

  • The Economist
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Australian hypersonic plane completes first test flight at five times speed of sound

An Australian-made hypersonic aircraft reached five times the speed of sound in a test scientists say will forge the future of air travel.

  • Michael Koziol
Sydney’s India story

Parramatta is Australia’s undisputed gateway to India. And it’s proving very good for business

Economic links between western Sydney and the world’s most populous nation are on the rise.

  • Matt Wade and Mostafa Rachwani
Hypersonix CEO Matt Hill and Co-Founder, CTO, Head of Engineering Michael Smart. Hypersonix Launch Systems showcases their DART AE 001, the world’s first entirely 3D-printed airframe of a hypersonic launch platform in high temperature alloys. Photo by Sarah Keayes/The Photo Pitch

‘That’s not a knife’: Australian scramjet to launch in US this month

A Brisbane-based hypersonics start-up is preparing to go suborbital, with a launch window later this month to test its scramjet technology over the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Cameron Atfield
More Australian researchers are applying for grants each year, but the amount of money available has stayed relatively static.

Most researchers miss out on innovation grants while medical fund sits on $25b

Nine in 10 Australian researchers had their “ideas grant” applications rejected last year, even as Australia’s medical investment fund sits on $5 billion more than it was designed to hold.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
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The Quantum era crept up while you were watching AI

Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder geopolitical power is finally moving out of the lab.

  • Catherine Thorbecke
Hypersonix chief executive Matt Hill and co-founder Michael Smart with a model of their Dart AE 001.

Fast and green: $46 million boost for Australian hypersonic pioneer

Brisbane-based start-up Hypersonix will demonstrate its homegrown hydrogen-powered scramjet technology at NASA in January.

  • Cameron Atfield
Innovation is treated as a hopeful byproduct of policy rather than a foundation that needs fostering.

Hesitation nation: We have it in us, so let’s unleash Australian innovation

Australians love to cut down a “tall poppy”. But these types of beliefs are holding back Australian innovation.

  • Tessa Forshaw
Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang.
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Nvidia supercomputer marks ‘new era’ for Australian AI

The world’s most valuable company is building an Australia-first supercomputer that will initially tackle cancer research.

  • David Swan