Tag: Queensland

Federal space funding ascends by $65 million

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A federal windfall of more than $65 million has been dropped on the local space industry via a new Space Infrastructure Fund, with half allocated to the Australian Space...

Exclusive: Minister maps out Qld’s next innovation play

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
After more than two decades of building its research infrastructure and an entrepreneur base, Queensland’s next innovation strategy will focus on developing and transforming entire industries by building up...

Queensland’s $11 billion innovation opportunity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government is preparing a 10-year innovation plan based on research it commissioned that predicts the state could create 80,000 new jobs and add $11 billion to the...

Qld innovation chief seeks an Olympic boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland’s new chief entrepreneur will appoint a new government advisory group with a focus on members from regional areas and Indigenous representation as his first act in the role,...

Qld govt makes equity investment in space tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies as part of its $61 million Series C round, the largest private equity raise...

Qld gears up for next digital strategy drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government is readying new long-term innovation and digital economy plans with state ministers working on a new whole-of-government digital strategy and a revamped startup push, while also...

Qld police accessed QR code check-in app data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Police in Queensland accessed data from the state’s QR code check-in contact tracing app to investigate a theft, with legislative changes now being considered to prevent this happening again....

Qld makes push for 10,000 new digital professionals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has launched a new digital workforce plan with $8 million in funding and a goal of adding 10,000 digital professionals by 2024 to meet an expected surge...

New research hub for Qld ‘smart cropping’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has announced plans to transform the Emerald agriculture college it closed in 2019 into an “innovation flagship” research hub, with $16.7 million in funding over five years....