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May, 2023

Federal Government Releases Australia’s First National Quantum Strategy

May 5th, 2023

On Wednesday 3 May, the federal government released Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy. Australian investment in quantum technologies is urgently needed, says Industry Minister Ed Husic, Australia led the world in offering postgraduate quantum physics qualifications 30 years ago, and today has more than 20 world-leading quantum companies operating in the country, but Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic warned that Australia can’t afford to be “left behind in a post-quantum world” amid unprecedented global geostrategic competition. The National […]

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Industry Minister Comments on R&D Policy Leading into Budget

May 2nd, 2023

May 2023 will mark the Labor government’s second budget in this term, as the budget moves back to its traditional May timing. Leading into the budget time, whether the R&D Tax Incentive is effective, or should be tinkered with (including by changing it to a grant or Government assessment/merit system, rather than broad based self assessment) is often raised by some in the media, politics or academia. An article published by the AFR in late March 2023 included comments from […]

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