I think what Marcus is referring to is that the "startup community" in Perth may not have heard of this prior to the whole world hearing about it. Given what a

I think what Marcus is referring to is that the "startup community" in Perth may not have heard of this prior to the whole world hearing about it. Given what a significant and huge undertaking this project is I can understand his surprise. I've decided to read the local news more often, so by chance I did come across this the other day.In general I suspect there are many more world class projects coming out of the unis, research institutes, mining engineering firms and just smart people working away within their own circle of interest. Many of which will never be heard from either within the startup community or general public.