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Sydney firms advance in $460m global quantum computing race

Two Australian hardware companies have made it to the second stage of a landmark US Defence quantum program, earning them each up to $23 million in new research funding...

Google planning powerful AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost

7 November 2025 | by Kirsty Needham

Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence...

Australia sanctions alleged North Korean cybercrooks funding nukes

6 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia has imposed sanctions and travel bans on North Korean entities and an individual believed to be stealing cryptocurrency and running IT work scams to fund the authoritarian state’s...

Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with Epic Games

5 November 2025 | by Mike Scarcella

Alphabet’s Google said on Tuesday it has reached a comprehensive US court settlement with “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app store reforms aimed at...

OpenAI in eSafety’s crosshairs for teen social media ban

5 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

US tech giant OpenAI has been asked to self-assess for Australia’s social media ban, as Reddit and streaming site Kick were formally targeted and told to head off a...

BoM launched website as tech overhaul slipped again

4 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The Bureau of Meteorology missed an already extended deadline for its $1 billion backend technology overhaul in June, only completing the foundational project after its shambolic website launch. InnovationAus.com...

AI policy quagmire drags Australia to its lowest digital rank

4 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia has tumbled out of the top 20 most digitally competitive nations for the first time after a lack of AI policy and complacent companies dragged on global rankings...

Behind the PM’s prize: Quantum pioneer’s 20-year mission

3 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

A decision to sit in on a quantum physics class 20 years ago planted the seed of what became Australia’s first quantum technology firm and earned founder Dr Vikram...

Behind the PM’s prize: The Australian tech unlocking green hydrogen

3 November 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Breakthrough electrolysis technology that could clear a century old clean hydrogen hurdle has been recognised with a prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. University of Adelaide Professor Yao Zheng, whose...

Chalmers courts foreign investors with ‘digital hub’ pitch

31 October 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Friday touted Australia as a “fast emerging digital hub” for the growing Asian market while promising to further reduce compliance barriers in a pitch to...

Author: Joseph Brookes

Sydney firms advance in $460m global quantum computing race

Google planning powerful AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost

Australia sanctions alleged North Korean cybercrooks funding nukes

Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with Epic Games

BoM launched website as tech overhaul slipped again

AI policy quagmire drags Australia to its lowest digital rank

Behind the PM’s prize: Quantum pioneer’s 20-year mission

Behind the PM’s prize: The Australian tech unlocking green hydrogen

Chalmers courts foreign investors with ‘digital hub’ pitch

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