Australia has imposed strict export controls on quantum computing technology for the first time, exposing local industry to onerous new rules and harsh criminal offences that threaten the future viability of R&D.
The move, which comes as the AUKUS nations unlock billions of dollars in licence-free defence trade, has prompted an outcry from Australia’s quantum sector and calls to wind back the decision.
It is also another blow to a sector that is still reeling from a controversial near-$1 billion investment by the federal and Queensland governments in Californian startup PsiQuantum.
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