# Australia sets ‘ambitious goal’ to build first complete quantum computer

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Published: 2023-05-02
Updated: 2023-05-02





Source: smh.com.au (https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-sets-ambitious-goal-to-build-first-complete-quantum-computer-20230502-p5d51r.html)














Australia will strive to build the first error-corrected quantum computer within the decade – a huge and expensive goal that, if achieved, would put the country at the forefront of the new technology.