If disruption to food and energy systems has become persistent rather than episodic, Australia needs better ways to test how those systems perform under sustained and overlapping shocks. In short, it should apply stress-testing to …
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If it wants stable gas supply and lower gas prices, the federal government needs to be adaptive and flexible in reserving domestic gas production for domestic users. Otherwise, domestic manufacturing will wither. Three things in …
If China chose to blockade Taiwan instead of, or as a prelude to, invading it, the island nation and its high-tech economy would go dark with shocking speed as stockpiles of natural gas, coal and …
While fuel shortages attract attention, disruptions to shipments in fertilisers or chemicals are just as damaging to our national economy. Australia needs a broader resilience strategy that minimises the vulnerabilities of complex supply chains. Global …
Australians are learning an uncomfortable lesson about maritime power. The conflict in the Middle East and threats to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices sharply higher and exposed a deeper …