Research Topic: Industry & Sector Policies

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From Consensus to Action: Report from the First National Manufacturing Summit

The first National Manufacturing Summit was held at Australian Parliament House, Canberra, in June 2017, organised by the Centre for

Industrial Policy-Making After COVID-19: Manufacturing, Innovation and Sustainability

As Treasurer during the 1980s, Paul Keating lamented that Australian governments had for decades been allowing the country’s sophisticated industrial

Lost at Sea

New research from the Centre for Future Work challenges the methodology and conclusions of a recent Productivity Commission study of

Manufacturing: A Moment of Opportunity

Dogged manufacturing sector quietly adds 40,000 jobs In conjunction with the National Manufacturing Summit, titled “From Opportunity to Action,” at

Missing a Stitch in Time:

Australia’s Electricity Infrastructure Undermined by $1 Billion Per Year Under Investment Australia’s electricity industry constitutes a large and critical component

Powering Onwards

With disruptions in international supply chains for essential products (like medical equipment and supplies) disrupted in the current COVID pandemic,

Rebooting Australian Aluminium

A new report from the Centre for Future Work highlights the continuing economic importance of Alcan’s aluminium smelter in Portland,

Rebuilding Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia

Australia ready to become sustainable EV-making powerhouse: new research Global automotive manufacturing is rapidly transitioning to the production of Electric

Robbed at Sea

International Seafarers Suffer $65 Million in Wage Theft Annually in Australian Waters Seafarers perform difficult, often dangerous work that is

Solid Foundations, Bright Future

New South Wales has one of the most prosperous and productive economies in Australia, with a diverse base of economic