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The latest prototype of Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover has been revealed

Meet the $42m mower-like machine built to chew moon dust.

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‘Incentivised to as early as possible’: the government’s tax changes are pushing startup talent offshore

Australia’s tax mess is nudging startups and talent offshore before growth makes escape costly.

GAMING: Kiwi studio Black Salt Games on the success of Dredge and and what’s next

How Black Salt Games is growing while still staying true to what made Dredge a success.

Tuesday, Oct 6

06

Anthropic takes a sly dig at OpenAI before parliamentary inquiry

Anthropic jabs OpenAI over late breach alerts, urges Australia to force AI transparency.

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CDC kills off its $73.3 billion data cente rollout deal with Firmus

CDC ditches Firmus’ $73B AI data-centre blitz after just 2.5% delivered, as a $44B IPO looms.

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says a little bit of bad is the price you pay for good AI

Altman calls AI abuse the price of progress as OpenAI faces Canberra over rogue database access.

Monday, Oct 5

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SQC among 6 startups sharing $12.3 million in quantum grants

SQC grabs $3.6m as 6 quantum startups split $12.3m for AI energy forecasts, clocks and biosensors.

04

The Trust Trap: why tighter control can hurt a growing business

Stop mistaking control for standards: trust fuels accountable teams and catches failures early.

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Businesses are using AI to predict what individual customers will pay – and workers will accept being paid

AI lets firms sniff out a max price, and a minimum wage, while hiding the game.

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The Laundry Lady launches new digital app as it gears up for UK launch

Laundry is the never-ending story - but The Laundry Lady has designed the tech to tackle it.

Sunday, Oct 4

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Why IT is now an HR issue at Atlassian

Atlassian put IT under HR to force AI into people and systems - and cut 1,600 jobs to fund it.

Friday, Oct 2

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Firmus sets $11 share price for $7.1 billion ASX float

Firmus prices its $7.1b ASX float at $11, daring investors to buy an AI-factory valuation up 44x in a year. Watch Oct 23.

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90 days of Queensland’s new e-bike crackdown delivered some pretty wild numbers, including 2500 fines

Queensland’s e-bike blitz hit hard: 558 seizures, 2,486 fines and drunk riders exposed.

06

Canberra rattles the tin to try and get Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg into space in 2028

Canberra wants states to cough up for Katherine Bennell-Pegg’s International Space Station shot.

05

Cheque-in: 3 startups pocket $18.75 million to start October

Three Aussie startups bank $18.75m for cancer nukes, AI infrastructure scans and greener concrete.

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Atlassian is powering up its Sydney HQ from a community solar farm

Atlassian locks in Goulburn community solar to juice its Sydney HQ.

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Ampol to buy EV charging scaleup Evie Networks for $225 million

Ampol bets $225m on Evie to dominate EV charging, adding 1,030 bays and chasing 2028 breakeven.

Role call: new people at allt, SQC, RedBelly Network, Neara & Indebted

Startup power seats reshuffle as allt, SQC, RedBelly, InDebted and Neara raid heavy hitters for growth—see who’s steering what next.

Thursday, Oct 1

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Melbourne Uni concrete recycling spinout cements $750,000 pre-Seed

R2Crete turns landfill concrete into low-carbon building material with a $750k pre-seed and pilot plant underway.

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Eastend Ventures nails $30 million debut fund to back SA, WA and Queensland startups

Eastend’s $30m fund bets on startups outside Sydney and Melbourne looking to exit before unicorn hype.

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Sydney quantum startup Diraq expands US presence with New Mexico lab

Diraq plants a New Mexico quantum lab, chasing US funding and million-qubit silicon chips.

Wednesday, Sep 30

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Northern Sydney data centre plan dumped after community pushback

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Goodman’s $1.2b Lane Cove data centre got kneecapped by residents and looming rules.

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OpenAI says ‘soz, my bad’ to Australia over Medicare debacle

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OpenAI apologises after the Medicare breach, and its delayed disclosure, amid a looming crackdown by Canberra.

The Australian government looks to harden defences from AI on its ‘legacy’ tech

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Australia scrambles to purge legacy systems after OpenAI breached a Medicare stats portal.

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Inside the race for AI recommendations: the Melbourne teen cracking the code

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Move over search engine SEO. Businesses are now vying to get picked by AI. Meet the 17-year-old helping them get there.

‘The next grid will be made of light’: Laser energy startup Aquila takes out Most Innovative Startup

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From warehouse robots to drones in flight, Aquila Space Technologies is pushing laser power beaming into the real world.

Tuesday, Sep 29

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Asset analysis platform Trendspek banks $6 million to keep critical infrastructure upright

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Trendspek grabs $6M to turn drones, 3D records and AI into infrastructure’s anti-collapse layer.

Customer data startup Paperbark signs Unilever brands to tackle ecommerce sales gaps

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Paperbark ditched nice-to-have AI and landed Unilever brands by exposing ecommerce revenue leaks.

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Card surcharges end this week. Here’s what’s changing

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Australia kills card surcharges Oct. 1, but fees may sneak into sticker prices as small firms adapt.