• 30 September 2024

    SMEs are critical to NSW and Australia’s manufacturing landscape and are vital to economic renewal. However, manufacturing SMEs have struggled to increase productivity by harnessing advanced technologies. As government deepens its focus on industry policy, here’s how to fix that.

    Dilupa Nakandala

  • 2 September 2024

    By measuring outcomes beyond immediate upfront costs, governments can develop a more holistic understanding of the downstream effects of their decisions. Here’s where to start.

    Cressida Gaukroger

  • 20 August 2024

    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

  • 26 June 2024

    Government has emerged as a decisive strategic investor in Australia, helping shape markets to address complex policy challenges. How did it get here and what can it do next?

    Simon Rowell

  • 2 May 2024

    Australia needs a more deliberate approach to industrial policy to achieve a productivity dividend within tight budget constraints – here’s how.

    Christopher Day

  • 27 February 2024

    While the political and policy focus has rightly been on regulating artificial intelligence, we also need to plan now to harness AI’s power as a policymaking tool – especially, its capacity to model outcomes in complex systems.

    José-Miguel Bello y Villarino

  • 23 November 2022

    Local governments are vital laboratories for policy innovation and experimentation. How can Australia better harness this potential?

    Pauline McGuirk

  • 25 October 2022

    Australia has world-leading research on recycling and green manufacturing. Here’s how the right policy settings can harness it.

    Veena Sahajwalla

  • 18 August 2022

    While fiscal stimulus applied during the COVID-19 crisis has boosted employment, the much bigger challenge remains productivity and wage stagnation. This will require an ambitious national reform agenda to transform Australian industry.

    Roy Green