Tag: Ed Husic

$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....

Govt lays down $36m quantum challenge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Quantum firms are being offered grants of more than $5 million each to solve national challenges like optimising energy networks, improving medical imaging and reducing the impact of mining...

PsiQuantum bet prompts innovation support concerns in NSW

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New South Wales-based quantum companies will be overlooked for funding or drawn to other jurisdictions without additional support for the state’s innovation districts, according to the Committee for Sydney....

A future built on politics: Prospect theory vs mission economy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
For all the pre-budget Future Made in Australia hype; all the predictions that federal Labor would deliver a bold state-led ‘mission economy’ reindustrialisation agenda of the type evangelised by...

Record low R&D spending growth in higher education

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
University spending on R&D as a share of GDP has recorded its biggest two-year decline in more than 30 years, despite total investment by the higher education sector climbing...

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...

National quantum advisory body not consulted on $1bn deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The hand-picked committee of eminent science and business leaders enlisted to provide advice to the Albanese government on the national quantum strategy were not consulted on the decision to...