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National Quantum Strategy ‘not authored’ by chief scientist

Justin Hendry — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:18:09 +0000

Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley did not author the first-ever National Quantum Strategy, the Industry department has claimed, in an effort to keep the contents of an earlier draft of the strategy under wraps. The refusal to release the draft strategy in full comes as questions continue to be asked over when the federal...

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Relax! Your 2023 Summer Reading List has arrived 😊

James Riley — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:46:08 +0000

Ho, ho, ho dear readers, it’s time for my favorite column of the year. In the past month, we have sent an army of email elves to the far-flung reaches of the Australian continent in search of book recommendations. We have interrogated leaders and luminaries from across the different parts of our beautiful and complex...

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‘Vegemite economy’ spreads innovation investment too thin

Brandon How — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:06:40 +0000

Australia can only retain its competitive advantages in innovative technologies like quantum and photonics if the nation specialises and scales its priority sectors, according to chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley. Speaking at the launch of InnovationAus.com’s Capability Papers on Thursday, Dr Foley said that “Australia has to remember it is a small country with 0.3...

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Cathy Foley in Washington: Australia’s quantum opportunity

Joseph Brookes — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:00:34 +0000

Quantum technologies will be as disruptive as the generative artificial intelligence wave that swept the world in the last year, Australia’s chief scientist said on Thursday, while revealing the three sectors she sees as critical for Australia to take full advantage. In an address to the Quantum World Congress in Washington DC overnight, Dr Cathy...

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Husic unveils draft National Science and Research Priorities

Justin Hendry — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:01:58 +0000

The Albanese government has issued its draft National Science and Research Priorities for consultation to focus research and funding on a set of defining challenges over the coming decade, including Australia’s transition to net zero. The draft priorities paper, which also incorporates First Nations knowledge on science for the first time, has been informed through...

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Translation nation: Australia’s first quantum strategy launches

James Riley — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:02:50 +0000

After decades of investment in the fundamental research underpinning the burgeoning quantum technology sector, the federal government has unveiled Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy to accelerate the translation of research to commercial and social return. To be launched by Industry and Science minister Ed Husic in Canberra on Wednesday, the strategy sets out plans of...

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‘We are going to fight for them’: Husic on local quantum stars

James Riley — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:01:53 +0000

Industry and Science minister Ed Husic told the National Press Club in March that when he launched the federal government’s National Quantum Strategy, it would not come with a giant funding commitment attached to it. And he has remained true to his word. Despite the proximity of the quantum strategy launch to the federal Budget...

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