Productivity
How can Australia develop a productive and resilient economy through innovation, greater industrial capacity and upskilling?
Local microfactories have the potential to sustainably supply the metals and critical materials needed for Australia’s green transition. But what are the right policy settings to support the reprocessing of waste for manufacturing?
Veena Sahajwalla
Anirban Ghose
What are the challenges to academic influence in public policy? And what practical steps are available to bridge the gap between researchers and policymakers?
Susan Harris Rimmer, Ed Morgan and Sofija Tanveska
While governments often prioritise rebuilding roads and other physical infrastructure post-disaster, just as great a focus is needed on supporting communities to build resilient social infrastructure.
Timothy Heffernan
Skills mismatches will grow due to climate change and its economic fallout. Microcredentials can enable rapid and inclusive re-skilling while offering universities an opportunity to re-invent their mission in a “climate changed” world.
Jack Isherwood
