Australia is critically exposed to geopolitical risk due to an overwhelming dependence on imported liquid fuels. Current policy positions have failed to confront the seriousness of this exposure, and have left us without a sufficient response. This paper proposes that domestic production is the only viable strategy that delivers genuine security.

A blueprint for a high energy Australia finds that net zero is failing Australians and proposes guiding principles for an alternative path forward. The paper provides a set of policy recommendations representing a framework for restoring national strength through abundant, affordable energy, revitalising Australia’s industrial base and re-establishing an environmental ethic of stewardship rather than...