Tag: Ed Husic

Indo-Pacific strategic supply chain pact signed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With its 13 partners in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Australia has put forward a strategic supply chain agreement for the region that aims to boost economic resilience, transparency...

$120m govt grant for battery materials refinery pulled

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has retracted the $120 million grant it offered a proposed battery material refinery hub project in Western Australia more than a year after it was announced,...

Husic updates national interest Critical Technologies list

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has released a refreshed 2023 ‘List of Critical Technologies’ identifying seven key areas of national interest, after a review found the need for...

Industry reacts: National quantum ambition must be sustained

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s emerging quantum industry has applauded the ambition of the federal government’s National Quantum Strategy, although some have urged caution against too much focus on engineering and commercialisation, saying...

Translation nation: Australia’s first quantum strategy launches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
After decades of investment in the fundamental research underpinning the burgeoning quantum technology sector, the federal government has unveiled Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy to accelerate the translation of...

Pressure to release national quantum plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Opposition is demanding Industry minister Ed Husic release the National Quantum Strategy, warning its absence is creating drift and risking Australia’s “status and ability to compete” as other...

CSIRO funded for quantum PhDs in research boost

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
National science agency CSIRO has been named the beneficiary of $3.6 million in federal government funding for quantum PhDs promised in the lead up to last year’s election, as...