Tag: Ed Husic

Tesla chair to lead generational R&D review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A generational review of Australia’s ailing research and development system will be led by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, who will develop options to close a multi-billion dollar gap with...

Politics and cultural inertia stymie procurement reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is surely no more challenging federal issue in need of urgent reform than tech procurement policy. It is the giant industry development policy lever sitting in plain sight,...

Senate demands more PsiQuantum details

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Senate is demanding Industry minister Ed Husic hand over more details about the process that led to a $1 billion public investment in PsiQuantum, including the US firm’s unsolicited...

First NRF investment is an industrial policy milestone

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation’s first ever investment is out the door, marking an important milestone for industrial policy in Australia, and a landmark event in the life of...

First NRF deal keeps mining company in Qld

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of Australia’s $15 billion manufacturing fund says a pipeline of innovation investments will follow its debut equity deal for a Queensland mining equipment maker, and that its...

Coalition demands parliamentary inquiry into PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Opposition will on Monday press for a parliamentary inquiry into the government’s investment in US-based quantum computing startup PsiQuantum, claiming questions remain about whether proper probity processes...

Govt loan untouched as PsiQuantum capital raise incomplete

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US-based PsiQuantum is yet to meet the terms of its $275 million debt agreement with the federal government, preventing it from drawing down on the partially-interest free loan months...

Modest quantum grants arrive as govt outpaces private capital

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The first recipients of the Albanese government’s quantum challenge program have been unveiled, with 14 consortia sharing in $5.2 million to explore the technology’s potential for sectors like energy,...

Gig guide: Stela Solar steps down from National AI Centre

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The inaugural director of the National AI Centre Stela Solar will depart the organisation next week, six months after the government announced that the centre would shift from the...