Mark Whittaker

Fifteen Australian firms made it onto Forbes Asia’s Best Under a Billion list featuring the small- to medium public companies punching above their weight.

With a five-star hotel, convention centre, and a raft of new attractions, Penrith is undergoing a makeover as the city’s west-facing gateway. By the time the first passengers roll their suitcases out of Western Sydney International Airport in late 2026, looking for something to do, Penrith plans to be ready. It’s a gamble. The number […]

With creators like Sarah’s Day and Quade Cooper investing real money, electrolyte brand Hyro has grown into a business where every ambassador has skin in the game. Taylor Chapman — a creator with 30,000 Instagram followers — was still wearing her hospital wristband, newborn in the capsule, when she got the email: the manufacturer for […]

As plant-based alternatives soared, MEQ quietly built hardware to understand real meat better. Now it’s the first tech certified by the USDA in 15 years.

Decadent degustations, golden hour cheeseboards, and five-star suites with ocean views – this former Schoolies haunt is suddenly all grown up. The last time I was in Terrigal was Schoolies Week, 1983. Back then it was Tooheys New and noisy nights at The Florida Hotel. Today, the Norfolk pines still line the beach – a […]

Melbourne startup Everlab is blending AI, full-body diagnostics and deep data to transform preventive medicine — and it all began with a non-routine trip to the doctor. Key Takeaways It all started when Sam Kothari – employee number three in Airwallex’s commercial team – came in for a checkup with Dr Steven Lu at his […]

From deathbed promise to cancer breakthrough: Why big pharma is watching this Aussie biotech in Phase-2 trials. Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt are both working on animal vaccines for the CSIRO in the late 1990s when one of their best lab technicians starts coughing blood at the bench. Rushed to hospital, the 40-year-old […]

The craft brewer leverages tech that allows its inner-city brewery to produce as much oxygen as 2 hectares of bushland – while reducing emissions from your burger. Young Henrys made its name brewing tinnies for tattooed inner-city drinkers. Now, the cult beer company is spinning out a biotech startup to save the planet with cleaner […]

Two quantum breakaways have teamed up to create what they say could be the plumbing for every major quantum system — and it’s already in demand. Key Takeaways The problem Quantum bits (or ‘qubits’) must be held at cryogenic temperatures, very close to absolute zero (–273.15 °C), to preserve their information. But they also need […]

Venstra Medical’s heart pump promising better results for smaller patients – such as women – was among a raft of heart and diabetes companies to receive $12 million in grants last week. Australian start-up Venstra Medical has developed what it claims to be the world’s smallest and most powerful percutaneous ventricular assist device [pVAD] for […]