The landmark $13 billion critical minerals and rare earths framework signed by Australia and the United States in October 2025 represents a pivotal moment in our alliance – and a major opportunity for Victoria.
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With one in four Australian jobs relying on trade, Federal Labor is creating new opportunities for Victoria’s exporters, farmers, producers and businesses to diversify their markets.
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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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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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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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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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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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I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which my offices stand and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
