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Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start

  • Written by Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Australia has an historic opportunity to build a new, export-focused manufacturing sector based on renewable energy.

As a bonus, it could enable a less politically fraught conversation about climate change. Global action on climate change is in Australia’s national interest.

The changing climate is already reducing profits for...

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