Aussie Herald

Liam Donovan covers the technology industry and Australian sport for Aussie Herald. On the tech beat, he reports on the Australian startup ecosystem, cybersecurity regulation, critical minerals and semiconductor policy, and the global tech stories that directly affect Australian consumers and businesses. On the sports side, he covers the AFL, NRL, and cricket - with a focus on the business end of sport, salary cap strategy, and broadcast rights.

Liam grew up on the Gold Coast, where he started writing match reports for a local rugby league club website while still at university. He graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Information Technology. After graduation, he spent three years at a Brisbane-based digital outlet covering Queensland's growing defence tech corridor and the expansion of tech hubs outside Sydney and Melbourne.

He joined Aussie Herald because he refused to choose between his two favourite beats. His technology reporting has covered everything from Australia's critical minerals strategy to app store regulation and the NBN's ongoing evolution. His sports writing is numbers-driven - he is more interested in why a club traded a pick than in the trade itself.

Liam believes the most interesting stories live at the intersection of industries. He still insists that rugby league is the best spectator sport in the world, a claim that sparks a different argument depending on which state he is in.