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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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The CEOs and ex-CEOs of SafetyCulture and Culture Amp.

‘The door has slammed’: What happened to Australia’s next crop of ultra-wealthy tech founders?

Two of Australia’s most valuable start-ups have lost their founders, had their valuations slashed, and still can’t get to the public markets.

  • David Swan
Airwallex chief executive Jack Zhang.

‘Suspect serious non-compliance’: Airwallex hit with money laundering audit

The $12 billion Australian start-up is facing a probe from Australia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog.

  • John Buckley
Airwallex chief executive Jack Zhang.

Airwallex hires influencers to praise CEO’s ‘thought leadership’

The fintech start-up is offering to pay influencers for positive content about chief executive Jack Zhang while seeking to get critical media articles removed.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Sea Forest founder and CEO Sam Elsom at the company’s site in Triabunna, Tasmania.

Move over AI, seaweed is the new wonder product

One type of seaweed cuts methane emissions and fattens cattle and another has natural polymers that behave like plastic.

  • Simon Johanson
Jeff Bezos has launched his own AI company.

Jeff Bezos is back: Amazon founder’s new company

One of the world’s wealthiest people is throwing his money and time into a startup called Project Prometheus that he will help manage as its co-CEO.

  • Cade Metz
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Thomas Oxley of Synchron in Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Adam Glanzman.

The Australian company racing Elon Musk to put chips in our brains

The Australian government has joined tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in backing a company that started life in Melbourne and has found its way back home again.

  • David Swan
British employers are making commitments to help parents who are separating from each other.

Why these companies insist on a 72-hour workweek

The grind culture that birthed Big Tech companies such as Google and Amazon is back.

  • Danielle Abril
The Remedy Robotics tech in action.

Australian start-up completes world-first remote robotic surgery

Remedy Robotics plans trials to treat NT stroke patients from thousands of kilometres away.

  • David Swan
Doctors have warned of critical workforce shortages.

How AI may provide an answer to hospital workforce shortages

Australia, like much of the world, is facing an exodus of exhausted doctors and nurses. This start-up may have the solution.

  • David Swan