Abstract: A recent wave of precise cosmological data has allowed unprecedented constraints to be placed on the cosmological parameters which describe the contents of the universe. Starburst galaxies are observed in abundance at redshifts greater than 2, and have been observed as far as z=10. This talk discusses the potential of using starburst galaxies as a standard candle and constraining cosmological parameters from their observation. Additionally, results from a preliminary analysis of currently available data will be presented, pointing towards the validity and power of starburst galaxies as distance indicators. The actual paper containing the work that this talk will be based on is available online at http://arXiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410612/