Australia Unlimited Archives

Australian gins conquering the world

Over the past few years a handful of Australian gin lovers have launched micro distilleries, creating a small but burgeoning…

June 1, 2016 2:59 am·

Rented keg business has legs

Keg rental business Kegstar has shaken up the beer industry in Australia, helping set off a craft beer revolution. Having…

April 13, 2016 6:44 am·

GoFar – Helping you drive smarter

Danny Adams describes himself as an ‘eco-petrolhead’ and it appears the environment and motorists have much to thank him for.…

December 30, 2015 10:51 pm·

The rise of the drones…

When the first legal drone delivery on United States’ soil took place experts hailed it as a ‘Kitty Hawk moment’.…

October 13, 2015 2:09 am·

Reinventing the wheel – part two

As the city of Geelong builds a global reputation for carbon fibre technologies, Australian company Carbon Revolution is tackling the…

September 7, 2015 2:49 am·

Reinventing the wheel – Part one

Like many heavy industry-based regional economies, Geelong found its economy collapsing in the face of globalisation. However the city is…

September 7, 2015 2:42 am·

Cough into my smartphone

Drawing on a lifetime of innovative research conducted across several countries, Associate Professor Udantha Abeyratne of the University of Queensland…

August 20, 2015 7:06 am·

Live rock stars

The trio of blue-collar blokes behind Baba Marda (Abrolhos Live Rock Pty Ltd) leveraged a lifetime of fishing knowledge to…

July 6, 2015 1:33 am·

The man who built James Cameron a foam submarine

For decades, Ron Allum has been assisting directors to access and film in some of the most remote locations on…

July 6, 2015 12:26 am·

Cancer-fighting spheres go global

Australian life sciences company Sirtex has developed a cancer treatment based around microscopically small irradiated beads. The company’s SIR-Spheres have…

January 30, 2015 10:12 am·

How Aussie cafes conquered the world

It’s been a spectacular ascent for the Australian café, a culinary institution that only emerged in Australia a quarter of…

October 19, 2014 3:19 am·

Bill Granger: the breakfast’s champion

Over the last quarter century Bill Granger has built a successful, globe-spanning culinary empire while introducing the world to the…

October 19, 2014 3:29 am·