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Foreign investment crackdown risks ‘strangling’ tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian tech companies which receive any funding from overseas defence or national security agencies will be subject to the new national security test under new reforms which risk “strangling”...

Q-CTRL and Sydney Uni in quantum control advance

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Researchers at Sydney University and quantum control startup Q-CTRL have detailed a new way to identify sources of error in quantum computers using machine learning techniques which they say...

Space sector gets $14m in MMI funding round

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Four Australian space companies will share in nearly $14 million as part of the first funding deployment from the federal government’s flagship $1.3 billion manufacturing initiative. The Modern Manufacturing...

Plans to restrict foreign research teams ‘dangerous’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government plan to crackdown on foreign research collaboration on emerging technologies is a “dangerous development” that risks holding back burgeoning sectors such as artificial intelligence, UNSW Professor...

First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two NSW space technology companies have shared $1.1 million in federal funding as part of the first round of the government Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement initiative....

Q-CTRL to take quantum tech to the Moon

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local firm Q-CTRL will send its quantum tech to the Moon as part of an Australian consortium working on NASA’s Artemis program. The Sydney-based startup has developed quantum sensing...

Govt ‘dismissive’ of tech concerns on FIRB changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government was “dismissive” of concerns raised during consultations about the impact of reforms to Australia’s foreign investment laws on local tech companies, with these left unaddressed in...

FIRB changes to dampen foreign tech investment

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New rules surrounding Australia’s foreign investment regime which passed Parliament last week may “dampen the enthusiasm” for investment in local tech companies, according to Australian Investment Council chief Yasser...