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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Australia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Quantum computers can be made in Australia, Diraq founder and chief executive Andrew Dzurak says. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Drug discoveries and engineering breakthroughs could be a step closer after an Australian start-up secured $20 million to support its quantum computing goals. 

The National Reconstruction Fund revealed its investment in Sydney-based computing firm Diraq on Tuesday, in a move the organisation said could further help Australia to lead the world in quantum innovation. 

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