Tag: Queensland government

$180m Sovereign Industry Development Fund opens in Qld

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Defence, biofuels and biomedical industries are set for a major boost in Queensland, with the state government opening applications for its new $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund. The...

Qld super mandate directs $50m to local startups

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
One of Queensland’s largest super funds will direct $50 million towards innovative startups under a new investment mandate designed to drive productivity. The mandate will see Brighter Super work...

Qld creates advisory council to steer manufacturing growth

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
A new industry-led advisory council has been set up by the Queensland government to strengthen the state’s manufacturing sector and lift supply chain resilience. The Queensland Manufacturing Advisory Council...

Qld tips $1.2bn into digital govt, sovereign development

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...

Qld merges customer service, digital functions under one roof

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland is making a play to become Australia’s most customer-centric government, announcing plans on Friday to consolidate most day-to-day transactions under the one roof. Just months after creating a...

Bowen’s hydrogen pipedream hits hurdles

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Energy minister Chris Bowen says the government remains committed to building out Australia’s fledgling green hydrogen industry despite a series of project setbacks and a delay to the government’s...

PM defends PsiQuantum deal as Queensland review looms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed his support for Australia’s $1 billion bet on PsiQuantum and talked up the “enormous advantage” it will give Queensland after the state’s new government said...

Queensland dishes out $53m in quantum grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government has delivered a $53 million boost to quantum research and commercialisation in support of PsiQuantum’s endeavor to build the world’s first fault-tolerant, error-corrected quantum computer. Seven...