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Why Brisbane?
- Queensland is home to some of Australia’s most unique biodiversity from the Great Barrier Reef to the Daintree Rainforest. At the same time, it is heavily exposed to the impacts of climate change with floods, fires , extreme weather and mass coral bleaching characterising recent years.
- The State has some of Australia and the world’s most ambitious climate targets, with a goal to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
- The State is setting up its economy for the next century by expanding jobs in manufacturing, agriculture and resources industries and unlocking investment in new industries including renewables manufacturing, critical minerals, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
- Queensland is the Sunshine State with some of the world’s best solar resources, onshore wind resources and critical minerals reserves.
- Brisbane is an innovation epicentre, which will host the world’s first commercially useful quantum computer to solve humanity's greatest challenges.
- The city boasts incredible centres for pioneering excellence in Artificial Intelligence, robotics, health technologies and renewable technologies.