Early signs of voters’ support for Labor’s Future Made in Australia vow

Early signs of voters’ support for Labor’s Future Made in Australia vow

A federal pledge to spend more money on local industry has won support from voters despite a political row about whether it could waste public funds.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Who takes over Tritium,the titan house of EV charger manufacturing in Australia?

Who takes over Tritium,the titan house of EV charger manufacturing in Australia?

Tritium was viewed as a national success story and its collapse leaves a significant gap:“Who’s going to fill that space when we’re trying to build the charging network?”

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Sorry,it’s not gallantry that wins wars,it’s economic might

Sorry,it’s not gallantry that wins wars,it’s economic might

Whatever their causes,wars are usually won by the side with the most economic resources. Here’s why.

  • byRoss Gittins
Deadly floods swamp the ‘factory floor of the world’

Deadly floods swamp the ‘factory floor of the world’

The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.

  • byMei Mei Chu,David Kirton andLiz Lee
RM Williams co-owner Nicola Forrest is sticking the boot in for women

RM Williams co-owner Nicola Forrest is sticking the boot in for women

In her first official media appearance since her separation from Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest,the billionaire has placed women’s boots front and centre of an $8 million factory expansion.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Manufacturing is making a comeback as the federal government reshapes and revitalises its role in the economy. But at what cost?

  • byAnne Hyland
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‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer
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‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer

Australia is about to join the protectionist wave sweeping through major economies with its “Future Made in Australia” scheme. History suggests we shouldn’t.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia
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Medicine

Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia

The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies,naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.

  • byDavid Crowe
Albanese has a grand plan for your future,and he’ll dare Peter Dutton to block it

Albanese has a grand plan for your future,and he’ll dare Peter Dutton to block it

Australian companies welcomed Albanese’s Made in Australia policy this week,but the whole concept is pregnant with failure.

  • byPeter Hartcher
PM warned against ‘slippery slope’ of picking business winners with taxpayer billions

PM warned against ‘slippery slope’ of picking business winners with taxpayer billions

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said the government’s push to subsidise manufacturing risks creating businesses that rely on handouts. And her predecessors agree.

  • byDavid Crowe andShane Wright
Warning made-in-Australia ‘manufacturing fetishism’ will make Australia poorer

Warning made-in-Australia ‘manufacturing fetishism’ will make Australia poorer

While companies welcomed the budget boost promised to keep green tech in Australia,economist Saul Eslake says it will weaken the economy.

  • byMike Foley andShane Wright