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Productivity

How can Australia develop a productive and resilient economy through innovation, greater industrial capacity and upskilling?

    Regenerative innovation: the next frontier in industry policy

    Australia can move beyond sustainability and circularity towards an approach to industrial innovation prioritising regenerating nature and our social wellbeing.

    Vanita Yadav

  • How government can boost manufacturing SMEs – and lift productivity – through adoption of advanced technologies

    Dilupa Nakandala

  • Can national time banks strengthen wellbeing economies?

    Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, William Hynes, John Buchanan, Goran Ujdur and Harris Eyre

  • Diversifying Australians’ investment choices by boosting confidence in our superannuation system

    Reza Tajaddini, Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni & Amir Arjomandi

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  • Turning waste into wealth: the future of manufacturing with waste feedstock

    Local microfactories have the potential to sustainably supply the metals and critical materials needed for Australia’s green transition. But what are the right policy settings to support the reprocessing of waste for manufacturing?

    Veena Sahajwalla & Anirban Ghose

  • Unlocking the potential of residential battery storage in NSW

    While the environmental and energy impetus for residential battery storage is well established, adopting a “mission” approach could help governments deliver on broader social, economic and sustainability objectives.

    Jack Isherwood

  • Five insights on new industry policy

    Industry policy is experiencing a renaissance as governments address compounding economic, social, environmental and strategic challenges. What can we learn from policymakers and researchers working on these grand challenges?

    Simon Rowell