PC raises alarm on govt’s comparative advantage bets


Brandon How
Reporter

The Productivity Commission is challenging a foundation of the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda, arguing Treasury is inappropriately using an oft-cited economic theory as grounds for interventionist industry policy.

Treasury has identified renewable hydrogen, green metals, and low carbon liquid fuels as priorities for industry development on the basis these sectors “are expected to have an enduring comparative advantage”.

But the latest Productivity Commission (PC) report, released on …

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