Australia’s prosperity runs on systems that look permanent but depend on inputs arriving from beyond its shores. While the ships keep coming, that dependence is invisible. When they stop, it becomes the only thing that …
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We no longer face a knowledge problem on critical minerals. We face a coordination failure, and the cost of that failure is already visible in delayed investment and persistent dependence. Governments understand the risk. Industry …
With the war in Iran, Australia is facing a second major external shock this decade. The lived experience of Covid-19 and the disruptions already evident from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted …
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 …
Australia’s food and energy security policy must treat diversification as a strategic asset, not an inefficiency. Systems optimised purely for cost and speed perform well in calm conditions. They fail when shipping disruptions, export controls …