Tag: Queensland

$3.5bn Qld green iron project eyes govt-backed hydrogen

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Plans for a $3.5 billion green iron project supplied with hydrogen from the federal and state government backed Central Queensland Hydrogen Project have been unveiled, although project could take...

Australia invests $1bn in US firm PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal and Queensland governments will together invest almost $1 billion in California-based PsiQuantum to build the world’s first fault-tolerant error-corrected corrected quantum computer in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony...

$585m in govt loans for critical minerals projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has announced a $585 million loan package for two critical minerals processing projects in Queensland and South Australia through its existing loan facility. The funding, announced...

Qld cash for minerals exploration and clean METS

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has unveiled the recipients of $4.6 million in critical mineral discovery grants and is offering another $2.67 million for new ways to advanced mining technologies. The...

Countdown: Gilmour’s Bowen Spaceport open for business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland deputy Premier and Treasurer Cameron Dick was an early champion of Gilmour Space Technologies’ plan to design, build and launch an orbital vehicle from a Queensland spaceport. In...

Qld rolls out purpose-built AI tool amid Copilot concerns

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Early data security concerns with off-the-shelf generative artificial intelligence solutions prompted the Queensland government to pursue its own purpose-built internal chatbot, QChat. The internal tool, which is based on...

Japanese firms strike deal on Townsville battery plant

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A full battery manufacturing supply chain will be operating in Queensland by 2026 after Japanese firms and a local minerals explorer struck a deal to manufacture, market and sell...

Industry dept opens up on ‘secret’ quantum EoI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost two dozen local and international quantum firms were approached by the federal government last year as part of a private expression of interest process designed to gauge the...