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Australia invests $1bn in US firm PsiQuantum

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...

Fortescue’s 2GW electrolyser factory officially opens

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s largest electrolyser manufacturing facility was opened by federal Industry and Science minister Ed Husic and Queensland Premier Steven Miles in Gladstone on Monday. Fortescue’s 13,000 m² facility will...

$570m strategy backs Qld battery boon

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s new battery industry strategy will be backed by $210 million in new support programs as the state government looks to develop a diversified local supply chain to 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,...

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....

Resources tech accelerator takes in 20 METS startups

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
20 startups and scaleups on Monday made the cut for a $500,000 Queensland government-supported accelerator program that has helped launch companies like Gilmore Space Technologies and Universal Field Robotics...

Qld battery industry a $1.3bn opportunity by 2030

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s battery industry could be worth $1.3 billion to the state’s economy in less than a decade, according to a new discussion paper commissioned to inform Queensland’s first Battery...

Qld ‘priority industries’ get $350m budget boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $3.34 billion Queensland Jobs Fund is the centrepiece of the state’s budget, which promises to capitalise on strong growth by supporting eight priority industries and renewable energy investment...

Qld: $5m grants for renewable hydrogen projects

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has opened a second round of its Hydrogen Industry Development Fund, offering up to $5 million in financial assistance for renewable hydrogen projects. “We have an...