As South Australia sets a pathway forward to revitalise the Whyalla Steelworks, this report argues it must remain steadfast in its ambition to leverage its leadership in renewables and comparative advantage in new energy trade. And do this by building a first-of-a-kind green iron hub in the southern hemisphere.

A policy proposal to phase-out Australia's Fuel Tax Credit scheme, which subsidises imported high-emissions diesel use, with a transition tax incentive scheme to accelerate electrification and decarbonisation. This paper argues that the fuel tax does not fund roads – it is industry assistance.

This report calls for coordinated, targeted government intervention from industrial economies across the Asia-Pacific to address unpriced emissions in the production of fossil fuel-intensive commodity processing. Recommended measures include an Asian Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

A whole-of-economy analysis demonstrates the implied costs of the Federal Coalition’s nuclear plan run well into the trillions of dollars – ranging from $4.3 to $5.2 trillion by 2050. The analysis reveals a hollowing out of Australian industry, permanently higher energy costs, higher costs from unabated carbon pollution and trillions of dollars in lost GDP.

This report shows that a green capital tsunami of investments from China into cleantech around the world is speeding up decarbonisation, but Australia – with its opaque foreign investment regime – is missing out. Australia's investment hit a multi-decade low last year, forgoing its opportunity to co-invest with China in clean energy-powered onshore value-adding, including...