Forests our way ahead
New research urges nations to grow their sustainable forestry industries, thereby addressing an emerging global timber supply gap as the world pivots to climate-friendly fibre supplies.
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We cannot remain reliant on overseas suppliers
Australia must rebuild its domestic manufacturing capability. After almost a decade of sending manufacturing offshore, we’ve seen the consequences: fewer local jobs, missed opportunities, and a nation left exposed when the pandemic hit.
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Senate inquiry finds temporary migration leads to exploitation
Prior to the global pandemic, Australia was home to the second-largest temporary migrant workforce in the OECD. There was significant and growing evidence of exploitation and wage theft in sectors with high levels of temporary migrant workers.
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The Good Life: Permanency, settlement and migration in regional Australia
There lies great opportunity for Australia in broadening the scope of our policy settings and focussing on permanent migration, particularly as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Agriculture: the new national security frontier
Growing agriculture is an economically sound way to address several national security challenges, including food supply and security, international partnerships and strong and secure trade relationships.
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