Victoria’s manufacturing sector faces many challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic. This paper outlines how manufacturing is defined and examines developments over recent decades. It then provides maps and other data that show the location and changes in manufacturing sector businesses and employment across the state.

The authors of this report argue that governments should apply a consistent framework and clearly state their objectives when backing clean energy projects, to ensure support goes to those with the best chance of success.

Renewed attention to media development, press freedom, and freedom of expression as priority areas of international cooperation has yet to translate into substantial increases in aid to the media sector. This study analyses trends in media development funding between 2010 and 2019 and looks at donor priorities for the future.

This study compares manufacturing costs in China and Australia for current state-of-the-art technology, and explores ways of overcoming cost gaps in each manufacturing stage. It also presents a roadmap for developing a PV manufacturing value chain in Australia over time, along with policy levers which can be used to facilitate it.

This paper focuses on the role governments can play in educating businesses about dynamic capabilities, in line with the Australian Government’s ambition of building a more productive, dynamic and resilient economy.