澳洲量子新创正接近「可用化」，目标是在2030年前把国家推向量子领域前列。2017年成立的Q-CTRL开发量子导航（Ironstone Opal），以量子感测对照地磁图，让飞机与船舶在没有GPS时仍能定位；公司看好此需求较量子运算更「近期」。它计划在2026年提供评估套件；自4月公布以来收到约325到350笔购买询问，且不少客户希望一次买100或1,000套，首个（无人机）产品上市预估再等2到3年。
源自新南威尔斯大学的Silicon Quantum Computing（SQC）目标在2033年推出商业规模量子电脑，并已向Telstra与澳洲联邦银行提供部分云端量子功能。SQC也交付用于AI加速的类比量子装置：在Telstra的案例中，把机器学习训练时间从「数周」缩短到「数天」，暗示可降低资料中心能耗；公司并点出时间序列预测、异常侦测、诈欺防治等应用。
生态系方面，美国PsiQuantum计划于2027年在布里斯本启动大型量子设施，主打可扩展的光子量子位元。澳洲自2000年代初便推动量子科技；政府在2023年发布《国家量子战略》，把2030年定为成为世界领导者的里程碑，并为关键技术预留最高10亿澳币（约6.6亿美元）。过去20年培育约2,500名量子博士级人才，且在提供量子研究计划的大学数量上居全球第六；AUKUS与美国DARPA投资亦提供支撑，但资金规模仍被美中远远超越。
Australian quantum startups are edging closer to practical deployment as the country targets global leadership by 2030. Q-CTRL, founded in 2017, is building Ironstone Opal quantum navigation using quantum sensing mapped to Earth’s magnetic fields, enabling aircraft and ships to operate without GPS. It plans to ship evaluation kits in 2026. Since an April announcement, it has logged about 325–350 inbound purchase requests, with many customers asking for 100 or 1,000 units. A first drone-focused launch is projected 2–3 years later.
Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), rooted at the University of New South Wales, aims to launch commercial-scale quantum computers in 2033 and already provides limited cloud quantum functions to Telstra and Commonwealth Bank. It also delivers analog quantum devices for AI acceleration: at Telstra, it reports reducing machine-learning training times from weeks to days, implying lower data-center energy demand. The company highlights applications spanning advanced materials, fertilizer production, drug design via protein-folding simulation, plus forecasting, anomaly detection, and fraud prevention.
The broader ecosystem includes U.S.-based PsiQuantum’s plan to start a large facility in Brisbane in 2027 using photonic qubits. Australia has promoted quantum tech since the early 2000s; its 2023 National Quantum Strategy sets a 2030 leadership goal and earmarks up to A$1 billion (about US$660 million) for critical technologies. Over 20 years it has produced roughly 2,500 quantum PhD-level researchers and ranks sixth globally in universities offering quantum research programs. AUKUS ties and DARPA investment help, but funding still trails the U.S. and China.