Joseph Lam

Joseph Lam is a technology and property reporter at The Australian. He joined the national daily in 2019 after he cut his teeth as a freelancer across publications in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

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‘Kimchi Street’ in Melbourne gets official Koreatown status

Did someone say Buldak ramen or Korean fried chicken? Fulfil your cravings in this thriving community of more than 25 Korean stores and restaurants in Melbourne.

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One-time garage-based enterprise raises $165m

One of Australia’s most successful start-ups founded in a Townsville garage in 2004 has raised $165m as part of a major round led by AirTree Ventures.

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06/09/2024. Robin Khuda, AirTrunk Founder and CEO, photographed at their headquarters in Sydney. The company has been acquired for $24bn by Blackstone. Britta Campion / The Australian

AirTrunk founder’s simple secret: positivity

After sealing one of Australia’s biggest takeovers, Robin Khuda says while there are many keys to success, there is one that, to him, stands out beyond all measure.

Jared Lynch and Joseph Lam

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Go green before nuclear option, says AirTrunk chief

Renewable projects, such as solar and wind farms, can be commissioned more quickly than nuclear energy reactors, AirTrunk boss Robin Khuda insists.

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AirTrunk ‘set to be a $100bn colossus’

Robin Khuda, the founder of data centre operator AirTrunk, reckons driving the company to a valuation of $100bn won’t be that difficult. Here’s how he plans to do it.

Joseph Lam and Jared Lynch

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No sleep, champagne and dinner with the PM

AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda looks pretty good for a man who hasn’t slept much this past week. But it would be hard not to smile after agreeing to the nation’s fifth largest takeover.

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Airtrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda. Picture: AIRTRUNK / Juris Puisens

‘We’ve only just begun’: Khuda rockets up tech’s richest list

AirTrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda vows to turn the tech group into a $100bn business after selling a big chunk of the business to US private equity giant Blackstone for $24bn.

Joseph Lam and John Stensholt

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