A Future Made In Australia will fail if we don’t use “nuisance tariffs” to protect, and generate purchase orders using public procurement policies
By Michael Buchanan and Prof. Renu Agarwal A recent Australian Financial Review article on the demise of Energy Renaissance shows domestic manufacturing’s commercial success requires purchase orders. Initiatives such as the government’s Future Made in Australia won’t have economic impact on a grants program alone – they need subsequent protection of nascent domestic capability and…
