Tag: industry policy

Australian industrial policy needs a new direction

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia must implement “directional” industry policy that utilises clear goals, a diverse mix of policy and strong governance to take full advantage of structural changes like decarbonisation and emerging...

Chalmers pledges cohesion, investor front door in Budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is tempering expectations for a Budget “cash splash”, on Thursday saying the focus will be on catalysing investment to builds domestic capabilities that take advantage of...

Sending a finance guy to fix an industrial problem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As soon as the Prime Minister was caught on the back-foot during an interview on Radio National about the slow progress in getting the National Reconstruction Fund ready to...

Beyond the NRF: The nation’s search for industry policy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Back in August, just after the announcement of the National Reconstruction Fund Board, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic reminded us that “policy is shaped by the times it...

‘NRF is a financial mechanism, not an industry policy’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia is at risk of being left out of global supply chains without an industrial policy framework tailored to the energy transition, according to innovation specialist Professor Roy Green,...

Manufacturing boost is no answer to IRA: Outgoing PC chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A boost to Australia’s manufacturing sector should not be the “main logical and rational” response to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, according to outgoing Productivity Commission chair Michael...