Tag: Ed Husic

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...

Review of ‘rock bottom’ R&D waiting on govt sign-off

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A sweeping review of Australia’s faltering research and development system won’t be completed for at least a year, as government and overall R&D investment levels slump to record lows....

Stay on research job cuts at CSIRO amid restructure

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has ruled out cuts to “research capacity” at the national science agency this financial year as a major restructure of it’s enterprise division continues....

Ready for lift-off: Gilmour Space lands a launch permit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gold Coast-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies passed a historic milestone on Monday after being granted the Australian Space Agency’s first-ever orbital launch permit, paving the way for the...

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A multi-million dollar printed solar cell facility has been established by the national science agency to explore opportunities to commercalise technology that has been a decade in the making....