Powering a Future Made in Australia

We are supporting priority industries aligned with the Future Made in Australia National Interest Framework, which consists of 2 streams:

  • the Net Zero Transformation Stream
  • the Economic Resilience and Security Stream.

In the 2024-25 Budget, these include: 

  • clean energy manufacturing, including battery supply chains
  • green metals
  • critical minerals processing.
  • Building our battery industry

    The National Battery Strategy, Battery Breakthrough initiative and other measures will support our domestic battery industry as it grows.
  • Building a green metals industry

    We are using our energy resources to become a world leader in green metals through a range of measures.
  • Supporting critical minerals processing

    As part of the 2024-25 May Budget, the Australian Government announced it will invest in a range of measures to secure our critical minerals processing industries.
  • Planning for net zero

    The Industry Sector Plan is one of 6 sectoral emissions reduction plans that support the government's Net Zero Plan.

Diversifying and transforming industry and the economy

The Australian Government is working to support Australian manufacturing across 7 priority areas: 

  • adding value to resources
  • transport
  • medical science
  • defence capability
  • renewables and low emissions technologies
  • adding value to agriculture, forestry and fisheries 
  • enabling capabilities.
  • National Reconstruction Fund (NRF)

    The Australian Government established the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to drive investment in projects that develop Australia’s industry and manufacturing capability. This will help to transform Australi...
  • Industry Growth Program

    The program supports innovative SMEs undertaking commercialisation or growth projects that will build Australian capabilities in these priority areas.
  • Co-investment plans (CIP)

    The plans identify high-level investment opportunities to build manufacturing capabilities across priority areas.

Strengthening rail and vaccine manufacturing

Building supply chain resilience

  • Office of Supply Chain Resilience

    We identify and monitor critical supply chain vulnerabilities.
  • Trade

    We facilitate international trade and investment through standards and conformance, mutual recognition and free trade agreements, and anti-dumping measures.

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