Tag: Queensland

Kerrie Wilson appointed Qld chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Conservation expert Professor Kerrie Wilson has been named Queensland’s new chief scientist after an almost year-long search by the state government. Professor Wilson, who is currently the Queensland University...

$8.5m to ready Qld port for hydrogen exports

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Queensland state government has made a multi-million commitment to support green hydrogen exports as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces further progress on two hydrogen projects backed by investment from...

Qld to establish one-stop Critical Minerals Office

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Queensland government will establish a new office to drive critical minerals development in the state and oversee the delivery of a new critical minerals strategy that synthesises support...

Needle-free vaccine innovator launches Qld manufacturing hub

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A multi-million-dollar manufacturing facility capable of producing needle-free vaccine patches in Queensland within the next five years has been completed by Brisbane-based biotechnology company Vaxxas. The Vaxxas Biomedical Facility,...

$60m Budget boost for Qld’s cyber unit

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s cybersecurity unit has received a significant funding boost in the 2023 state Budget, with the government to pump almost $60 million into the office over the next four...

Queensland to lure VCs with $150m fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government is creating a new $150 million fund for venture capital firms in a bid to revive innovation funding in the state after its share of national...

Feds inject $20m into Qld’s largest hydrogen project

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Almost $120 million has been secured to progress Queensland’s largest hydrogen project, with Singaporean, Japanese, and Australian stakeholders all investing funds. On Friday, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)...

Qld ‘new industries’ strategy targets global decarbonisation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Queensland government has unveiled the bare bones of a renewed industrial strategy that targets growth industries critical to global decarbonisation, heavily focused on the state’s traditional industry strengths....