Australia’s quiet quantum advantage and why we must not squander it
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Mar 24, 2026 • 1:01 am
SQA’s new Executive Chair, Australia’s former Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley, reflects on the factors needed to ensure Australia’s future quantum progress.
This is a rare opportunity to lead the operations and strategic delivery of a nationally recognised quantum computing research training centre (FLiQC), working alongside leading academics, researchers, industry partners, and government stakeholders
Dr Harini Hapuarachchi brings expertise in theoretical and computational approaches to emerging quantum sensing technologies, including diamond-based quantum sensors and Rydberg atom-based receivers
Lead one of CSIRO’s most diverse and strategically critical portfolios spanning technology, national research infrastructure, scientific collections and space and astronomy
