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Strategic Influence

Australia's Strategic Blindspot: Deindustrialisation and the Threat to National Resilience

Joseph Zeller
02 January 2025
9 min
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Australia needs to rebuild refining capacity, local manufacturing, and investing in critical industries like advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, and alternative fuel sources to enhance resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic and fuel dependency exposed these risks.
READ: Australia's Strategic Blindspot: Deindustrialisation and the Threat to National Resilience

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