Tag: quantum computing

Back for seconds: NRF tips another $40m into SQC

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has tripled its stake in Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), pumping an extra $40 million into the local startup in its largest investment...

Angus Taylor takes aim at Australia’s quantum bet

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Not every budget reply speech by a first-term opposition leader finds room among contentious capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms for a swipe at a foreign quantum computing...

CSIRO joins Finland’s quantum research network

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia and Finland’s national science agencies have signed an agreement to collaborate on research and development aimed at pushing quantum technologies towards practical industrial deployment. The Commonwealth Scientific and...

PsiQuantum’s grand plan for Brisbane remains just that

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
In April 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and then-Queensland Premier Steven Miles stood beside PsiQuantum founders Jeremy O’Brien and Terry Rudolph to announce a $940 million public stake in...

NSW govt should foster quantum and data centre alliance

Posted on   |  by David Allen
New South Wales should create a program to link data centre builder-operators with researchers and companies that are developing new technologies in order to create maximum economic impact, the...

SERD response key to productivity fix, inquiry told

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Rapid reform of the research and development landscape and better-targeted uptake of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence are needed to boost Australia’s flatlining productivity rates, a Canberra inquiry has...

Archer Materials extends quantum reach into sensing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Archer Materials may not be Australia’s best-known quantum company, but years of foundational chip research are now opening doors beyond its original ambitions. After walking away from mining in...

Tech startups left waiting on $12m in quantum grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Startups say they have been left in the dark after the federal government quietly delayed applications for the final batch of grants through its $36 million Critical Technologies Challenge...