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Oliver Curtis and Brisbane’s very busy men

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 25, 2026 • 09:00 AM
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The image of the data centre developer surrounded by Morgans men at The Brisbane Club is nice symbolism for how the Firmus rocket took off.

Oliver Curtis and Brisbane’s very busy men

It’s tempting to think the defining image of Firmus’ failed $44 billion IPO is Oliver Curtis on a muggy street in Singapore – three buttons undone, having a nuclear sook about Australia’s appetite for risk.

There is another, earlier image. It is a rather low-res photo of the Firmus co-founder addressing a Morgans business breakfast in August last year, hosted within the exclusive walls of The Brisbane Club.

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