Tag: Ed Husic

Govt lays down next quantum challenges

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will fund exploratory quantum work in biosecurity, health, transport and energy networks with up to $18 million in a bid to develop the local sector and...

Robotics sprint offers fast lane to global industry

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s leading manufacturing robotics hub is hunting the nation’s most promising startups and innovators for a unique opportunity to link up with the world’s best researchers and industry in...

$20m AI research centre set up in South Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new AI research centre has been set up in South Australia, bringing together experts from the CSIRO’s digital arm Data61 and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)...

Tesla chair to lead generational R&D review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A generational review of Australia’s ailing research and development system will be led by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, who will develop options to close a multi-billion dollar gap with...

Politics and cultural inertia stymie procurement reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is surely no more challenging federal issue in need of urgent reform than tech procurement policy. It is the giant industry development policy lever sitting in plain sight,...

Senate demands more PsiQuantum details

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Senate is demanding Industry minister Ed Husic hand over more details about the process that led to a $1 billion public investment in PsiQuantum, including the US firm’s unsolicited...

First NRF investment is an industrial policy milestone

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation’s first ever investment is out the door, marking an important milestone for industrial policy in Australia, and a landmark event in the life of...

First NRF deal keeps mining company in Qld

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of Australia’s $15 billion manufacturing fund says a pipeline of innovation investments will follow its debut equity deal for a Queensland mining equipment maker, and that its...

Coalition demands parliamentary inquiry into PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Opposition will on Monday press for a parliamentary inquiry into the government’s investment in US-based quantum computing startup PsiQuantum, claiming questions remain about whether proper probity processes...