Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers

Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers

The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation,but the new Queensland government is sceptical.

  • byPaul Sakkal andDavid Swan

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Coalition questions whether close friendship swayed Labor on $470m tech contract
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Coalition questions whether close friendship swayed Labor on $470m tech contract

The Coalition has upped its pursuit of Labor on the quantum deal,raising concerns about a ministerial adviser’s relationship with a member of the venture capital firm backing a quantum firm.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Probe flagged for Labor’s $1b showcase quantum computing deal

Probe flagged for Labor’s $1b showcase quantum computing deal

The auditor-general has opened the door to scrutiny of public investment of almost $1 billion in high-tech start-up PsiQuantum.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Chandeliers,‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat:Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

Chandeliers,‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat:Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

In the quantum realm,the laws of physics are different. Now its mind-bending tech could soon transform our lives. How does it work?

  • byAngus Holland,Jackson Graham andAngus Dalton
Confused by the quantum computing race? It’s just like the Oscars
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Confused by the quantum computing race? It’s just like the Oscars

The government just bet $1 billion on one kind of quantum. But there are many other contenders in the race for the golden gong.

  • byAngus Dalton
Y2K was a flop. But Q-Day could really screw us over
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Y2K was a flop. But Q-Day could really screw us over

Quantum computing accelerated on Tuesday with a $1 billion injection of government funding. But the rise of the tech poses a key threat to the way we live.

  • byAngus Dalton
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The next industrial revolution is here,and it’s ‘spooky’ according to Einstein

The next industrial revolution is here,and it’s ‘spooky’ according to Einstein

The world’s most powerful nations and many of the biggest companies are racing to establish themselves as leaders in a computer technology of unimaginable potency

  • byPeter Hartcher
$1 billion for Australian project to build first useful quantum computer

$1 billion for Australian project to build first useful quantum computer

Anthony Albanese will on Tuesday announce the investment to bring a cutting-edge computing company to Australia.

  • byShane Wright
Plan for Australia to stay ‘ahead of the pack’ in cutting-edge computing

Plan for Australia to stay ‘ahead of the pack’ in cutting-edge computing

The federal government is investing $18 million to link the country’s major universities with industry groups and strategic partners to boost the country’s quantum edge.

  • byRachel Clun
First supercomputer that replicates the human brain firing up in Sydney

First supercomputer that replicates the human brain firing up in Sydney

For all our rapid technological progress,the best computer on earth remains the human brain. So scientists are building a computer that replicates one.

  • byAngus Dalton
Queensland dreams big by investing in technology of the future

Queensland dreams big by investing in technology of the future

The state will invest $76m in the emerging field of quantum technology,which will be introduced as a subject in Queensland schools and TAFEs.

  • byMatt Dennien