The national audit office will probe the rapid increase in the cost of the federal government’s main due diligence contract for its controversial investment in Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum. Auditor-General...
Queensland has quietly opened more than $50 million in grants to kickstart its local quantum computing sector following a $465 million funding package to bring US firm PsiQuantum to...
The Queensland government’s $465 million investment in PsiQuantum includes a US$125 million (A$188 million) convertible note, offering the state a potentially valuable share in the US firm vying to...
The federal government has been accused of running a misleading quantum computing EoI that baited information from local players while commercial discussions with PsiQuantum were already well advanced. Current...
The federal government has spent almost $7 million on external advice related to its controversial investment in Californian startup PsiQuantum, bringing in legal firms, probity advisers and management consultants...
Defence’s security and technology experts provided a risk assessment on the government’s PsiQuantum deal that went to potential issues with the emerging technology and for the US company itself....
California-based startup PsiQuantum was given an “inside run” to a controversial $1 billion investment by Australian taxpayers as the only company that government engaged with in a thorough due...
The Australian and Queensland governments’ $1 billion investment in PsiQuantum is not yet a done deal, with parties still to sign a final agreement a month after the unprecedented...
To paraphrase a line from British politician George Galloway, when it comes to building Australian capability in the information technology sector, the Coalition and Labor are two cheeks of...
One of the earliest backers of PsiQuantum says bringing the Californian-based quantum company to Queensland will “catapult” the local sector by crowding in investment and help prevent further brain...