The latest articles on Forem by Michael Bristow (@northstarau). https://forem.com/northstarau https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3872528%2F80270ec3-1bad-4129-b893-4243d8e4c84a.png https://forem.com/northstarau en Michael Bristow Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:50:59 +0000 https://forem.com/northstarau/australian-sovereign-ai-inference-launching-on-product-hunt-today-5182 https://forem.com/northstarau/australian-sovereign-ai-inference-launching-on-product-hunt-today-5182 <h1> Australian sovereign AI inference — launching on Product Hunt today. </h1> <p>Australian businesses in healthcare, legal, and finance are feeding sensitive client data into American AI systems. US jurisdiction. US servers. US law.</p> <p>Most of them are not asking where the data goes.</p> <p>That gap is what NorthStar LLM API was built to close.</p> <h2> What it is </h2> <p>NorthStar LLM API is a private AI inference API running on dedicated enterprise hardware in South Australia.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Australian sovereign</strong> — data never leaves Australian jurisdiction</li> <li> <strong>OpenAI-compatible</strong> — one line change from existing integrations</li> <li> <strong>Flat monthly pricing</strong> — no per-token billing</li> <li> <strong>No prompts logged</strong> — zero data retention</li> <li> <strong>Australian edge delivery</strong> — Sydney and Melbourne nodes</li> </ul> <h2> Why it matters </h2> <p>The Australian Government is actively investing in sovereign cloud infrastructure. SA Government ICT panels now prioritise local data residency. Healthcare and legal sectors face increasing regulatory pressure on where patient and client data is processed.</p> <p>The market for Australian-sovereign AI infrastructure is not theoretical. It is forming now.</p> <p>NorthStar is positioned at the centre of it.</p> <h2> Pricing </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Plan</th> <th>Price</th> <th>Rate</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Developer</td> <td>$29 AUD/month</td> <td>30 req/min</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Basic</td> <td>$99 AUD/month</td> <td>60 req/min</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pro</td> <td>$199 AUD/month</td> <td>120 req/min</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Enterprise</td> <td>$499 AUD/month</td> <td>Unlimited + SLA</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Quick start </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>curl <span class="nt">-X</span> POST https://api.northstarbuyingguides.store/api/generate <span class="se">\</span> <span class="nt">-H</span> <span class="s2">"x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"</span> <span class="se">\</span> <span class="nt">-H</span> <span class="s2">"Content-Type: application/json"</span> <span class="se">\</span> <span class="nt">-d</span> <span class="s1">'{"model":"gemma3:4b","prompt":"Hello","stream":false}'</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Free trial </h2> <p>100 requests. No credit card. Active within 60 seconds.</p> <p><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:northstarholdings.global@gmail.com">northstarholdings.global@gmail.com</a><br> <strong>Subject:</strong> API Trial Request</p> <p>If you are building in Australia and data residency matters to your clients — this was built for you.</p> <p><strong>Launching on Product Hunt today — upvotes appreciated.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/northstar-llm-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">Product Hunt</a> | <a href="https://github.com/northstarholdings-au/northstar-llm-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a></p> <p><em>NorthStar Holdings | Adelaide, South Australia | ABN 67 387 124 760</em></p> ai australia startup showdev Michael Bristow Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:20:37 +0000 https://forem.com/northstarau/show-hn-i-built-a-private-ai-inference-api-in-australia-data-sovereignty-gemma3-live-now-4307 https://forem.com/northstarau/show-hn-i-built-a-private-ai-inference-api-in-australia-data-sovereignty-gemma3-live-now-4307 <p>I'm based in Adelaide, South Australia.<br> Australian businesses in healthcare, legal, and finance are sending sensitive client data to American AI systems. US jurisdiction. US servers. Their compliance teams are starting to notice.<br> So I built an alternative.<br> NorthStar LLM API provides private AI inference on Australian sovereign infrastructure. Your prompts never leave Australia. No per-token billing. Flat monthly subscription from $29 AUD/month.<br> The API is OpenAI-compatible — existing code works with one endpoint change. No prompts logged. No data offshore.<br> Built for regulated industries where data residency is a legal requirement, not a preference.<br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/northstarholdings-au/northstar-llm-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/northstarholdings-au/northstar-llm-api</a><br> Free trial — 100 requests, no credit card required. Email <a href="mailto:northstarholdings.global@gmail.com">northstarholdings.global@gmail.com</a> with subject "API Trial Request".<br> Happy to discuss the Australian data sovereignty compliance angle.</p> ai llm privacy showdev