Tag: Anthony Albanese

$200m Qld battery precinct yet to power up two years on

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Funding for a Queensland battery precinct promised by the Albanese government ahead of the 2022 federal election is yet to materialise more than two years after it was pledged....

‘Future-making’ Budget needs to show Australia how

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers is just days away from presenting his third Budget, one he says will prioritise cost of living relief and “future-making” in a net zero world....

Quantum is a safe bet when you fear AI

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
The $940 million investment in Silicon Valley-based startup PsiQuantum jointly made by the federal and Queensland governments last week represents the first WTF moment of the recently announced Future...

Online age verification pilot gets green light

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A trial of age assurance technology will be conducted in Australia to shield children from online pornography and other adult content in response to the sharp rise in the...

Australia invests $1bn in US firm PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal and Queensland governments will together invest almost $1 billion in California-based PsiQuantum to build the world’s first fault-tolerant error-corrected corrected quantum computer in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony...

$585m in govt loans for critical minerals projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has announced a $585 million loan package for two critical minerals processing projects in Queensland and South Australia through its existing loan facility. The funding, announced...

Consistent and methodical: The PM’s industrial policy push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In rolling out his government’s response to the massive industrial subsidies being offered in the United States through its Inflation Reduction Act, you couldn’t accuse Anthony Albanese of being...

Why is our future (made in Australia) so disconnected?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The Prime Minister’s speech, A Future Made in Australia, has made a splash. Jennifer Hewett in the Australian Financial Review starts her column by commenting on the catchiness of...