AI giant Anthropic has signed its first data centre lease agreement in Australia, two people familiar with the deal said, capitalising on a favourable political environment and abundant renewable...
Queensland has become home to an Australian-first CSIRO facility for packaging and testing photonic chips, a key building block for advanced sensors and quantum computing systems. The Queensland Advanced...
Queensland has blocked data centres from being fast-tracked through controversial new planning laws designed to advance its critical minerals industry after an 11-th hour amendment. The Crisafulli government will...
The Greens have lashed a decision to allow some states and territories to power data centres with coal and gas, after national cabinet failed to agree on nationally consistent...
The Queensland government has quietly scrapped its quantum advisory council, leaving the state without a dedicated forum for industry voices just as new infrastructure comes online. Quantum Innovation Queensland...
Australia has launched its first quantum testbed, joining a small group of countries globally in offering researchers and startups open access to quantum computing hardware. The National Quantum Computing...
Queensland will create an Office of Commercialisation and appoint a chief innovator under a new 15-year science and innovation plan designed to turn more of the state’s home-grown research...
Federal laws will be passed to prevent dissenting states and territories from approving the construction of large data centres powered by fossil fuels, Climate Change and Energy minister Chris...
The Queensland government has pulled back plans to shut The Precinct, one of the state’s largest startup hubs, saying it is now working to secure its future just weeks...
Queensland Energy minister David Janetzki won’t sign his state up to new principles aimed at managing a wave of new data centres, such as requiring proponents to invest in...