Tag: Paul Fletcher

PsiQuantum debate gets ugly in Canberra

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $1 billion bet on a US quantum computing startup will deliver double digit returns to taxpayers, Industry minister Ed Husic has claimed while defending the deal from Opposition...

Government faces ANAO scrutiny over PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national audit office has flagged a potential review of the federal government’s use of specialist investment vehicles in the wake of its controversial deal with Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum....

Govt must get tougher on Big Tech regulation: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia must adopt a more hardline approach to regulating Big Tech if it is to maximise the full economic benefit of technology, according to shadow minister for government services...

Govt dismissed alternate quantum bids in just 10 days

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
All five proposals to the federal government’s quantum computing EoI were ruled out in less than two weeks, in contrast to the six months of internal due diligence and...

Brisbane vs Chicago: Labor’s quantum-sized dilemma

Posted on   |  by Paul Fletcher
Australia is home to some of the world’s best quantum computing talent. Diraq, Silicon Quantum Computing, Q-Ctrl and Quantum Brilliance are all working at the forefront of this critically...

Opposition demands detail on EFA role in PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal Opposition has demanded that government explain its use of Australia’s export credit agency to bankroll Cailfornia startup PsiQuantum’s plans to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer....