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Andrew Dzurak, the founder and CEO of Diraq.

‘Huge validation’: Trump administration backs Aussie quantum tech

Two of Australia’s most prominent quantum names have been drawn into the Trump administration’s growing portfolio of strategic technology companies.

  • David Swan

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PsiQuantum’s Australian co-founder Jeremy O’Brien, pictured in Chicago last year.

Moreton Bay swoops in to poach Brisbane’s $1b quantum supercomputer

The stadium-sized facility was originally slated for Brisbane Airport, but PsiQuantum has announced work has already begun elsewhere.

  • Cameron Atfield
Diraq chief executive Andrew Dzurak, holding a silicon wafer in front of a cryogenic fridge. The company plans to sell a quantum computer by 2029.

Racing to build utility-scale computer, quantum start-up earns $20m federal investment

Australian taxpayers are backing Sydney start-up Diraq’s ambition to become a global leader in utility-scale quantum computing.

  • Tim Biggs
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The Quantum era crept up while you were watching AI

Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder geopolitical power is finally moving out of the lab.

  • Catherine Thorbecke
Professor Nalini Joshi has been named the NSW Scientist of the Year.

The Sydney mathematician finding a better way to keep your data safe

Quantum computers can decode encryption keys increasingly quickly. Professor Nalini Joshi is developing the mathematics to make your secrets stronger.

  • Siena Fagan
Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Playground Global was an early investor in quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.

‘I told you so’ moment for Albo as $1b computer bet pays off

The very notion of the Albanese and Queensland governments being ahead of Nvidia or Macquarie at picking an IT winner feels both bizarre and a fluke.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Quantum scientists David Reilly and Tom Ohki at the University of Sydney after launching their new R&D company, Quantum Emergence.

Why these scientists rejected Microsoft’s riches to stay in Sydney

The salaries were large enough “to buy a house in Sydney without a mortgage”. But these quantum scientists had other ideas.

  • Angus Dalton
Microsoft’s new quantum chip is based on a new state of matter and a particle that previously only existed in theory.

Powerful quantum computer just years away after chip breakthrough: Microsoft

The quantum computer, more powerful than all the world’s computers combined, could lead to the development of new drugs and chemicals.

  • Angus Dalton
The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese addresses the media in Brisbane ahead of the PsiQuantum announcment.

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.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Swan
Opposition frontbencher Paul Fletcher has been leading the opposition’s prosecution of the quantum tie-up.

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.

  • Paul Sakkal