Critical minerals are crucial to Western Australia’s economic diversification story. Western Australia is already internationally recognised as a reliable exporter of minerals and energy, including critical minerals. This strategy outlines a number of focus areas and activities that will guide the Western Australian government’s policy decisions into the future.

The Australian Industry Group surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This comprehensive, future-facing survey asks companies about the external and internal factors driving their skills and workforce needs now and into the future. It also asks where the skills challenges...

The reduction in gas consumption in the United Kingdom will have a significant impact on workforces across the gas supply chain, as oil and gas production decreases, gas power stations are phased out or converted, and the gas grid shrinks in size. In this report, the authors assess the degree of training and support required...

This strategy maps the Australian government’s plan for how gas will support the economy’s transition to net zero, in partnership with the world. The strategy is supported by the 'Future gas strategy analytical report', which provides the Australian government’s assessment of the latest available evidence.

This paper considers the likely effects of public policies on workers in the transition to net zero. While aggregate employment effects could be relatively small, the authors argue that the combination of policies and technological change required to bring about decarbonisation will require considerable reallocation of production factors.