The Centre for New Industry researches and proposes bold industrial policy solutions that advocate for economic diversification, decarbonisation and democratisation.
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September 4, 2024
Charged Up: Strategies for Addressing the Skill Shortage in Electrical Trades for the Clean Energy Transition
The Federal Government’s ambitious plan to transform Australia into a Renewable Energy Superpower requires a corresponding ambition to fix critical shortages in the electrical workforce.
September 18, 2023
Cracks in the Foundation: Exploring barriers to successful sectoral programs for young workers
The IT industry says yes to sector programs to solve its skills shortages and give young people a go at better quality jobs
May 27, 2023
Submission to the Victorian Offshore Wind Transmission Consultation
We believe that these reforms will ensure that offshore wind is sustainable, both ecologically and economically, and will be part of a prosperous future in Portland and Gippsland.
April 30, 2023
Australia’s Science and Research Priorities: Conversation Starter
This submission is focused on expanding the science policy debate to include a wider range of important issues related to the appropriate role of science in a healthy democracy.
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June 19, 2023
Aus/US partnership for an energy revolution
When I arrived in the US a few weeks ago to begin a study tour on the opportunities that Australia has to build our industrial profile within the American renewable supply chain, I was filled with optimism and excitement. Not only because this was my first international trip in nearly a decade but also because ... Read more
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October 25, 2022
Radical IR agenda? Not really…
Attaining bipartisan approval on reforms to Australia’s industrial relations system has proved a colossal feat, marred by a tortuous parliamentary history. The passage of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, which established Australia’s first industrial relations system, was a great destroyer of governments. The bill took three years to make its way through parliament, precipitated the ... Read more
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September 21, 2022
The Centre for New Industry, with Shirley Jackson
Per Capita has recently launched the Centre for New Industry, a research centre to propose policy solutions that support a mission-oriented approach to industrial policy, and advocate for economic diversification, decarbonisation and democratisation. The Centre will build a vision of the future that provides greater employment opportunities for workers and their families, greater stability and ... Read more
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August 29, 2022
Our skills shortage has been years in the making
As Australia emerges from the long tail of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic crisis, the fault lines in our economy resulting from a decade of mismanagement and neglect have been exposed. However, long after the lockdown ended and the economy ‘snapped back’ to life, the enduring scarring effects of the labour market contraction ... Read more
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January 21, 2022
Kids in forklifts? How about some actual solutions to labour shortages
As someone who spent many years working in warehouses across Melbourne, I was truly baffled to see the Prime Minister’s announcement that he was attempting to address labour shortages across the logistics industry by encouraging the states to allow under 18s to drive forklifts. This was baffling for a number of reasons. Firstly, and most ... Read more
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January 17, 2022
Boundless benefits of smart industry policy
We live in uncertain times. Our economy is slowing, our planet is warming, and our trust in our political system is at an all time low. Political trust is a difficult thing to pin down, but at its core, there is a belief that in uncertain times political institutions will provide certainty. It’s no accident that when we ... Read more
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March 23, 2021
Webinar: The Big Switch – Australia’s Electric Future, with Saul Griffith
Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now – but what? Australian visionary Saul Griffith has a plan. In The Big Switch, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint – optimistic but feasible – for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith explains exactly what it ... Read more
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