Media Coverage of our Dig & Ship Report

Our report ‘Australia’s dig & ship obsession’, which covered the swift and absolute decline of the Australian manufacturing sector and simultaneous rise of the mining industry, and the need for Australia to abandon its “dig & ship mentality” was published on May 31st, 2023.
This received significant media attention and was referenced and quoted in a number of articles and publication, the links for some of these, together with the title of their articles are provided below:

The Australian: “Workers needed to rebuild manufacturing have almost disappeared, says new report”

Smartcompany: “Endangered industry”: Report urges government to act as manufacturing sector shrinks”

AU Manufacturing: “New report urges government to urgently save manufacturing, “Australia’s most endangered industry”

Climate Control News: “Australian manufacturing still in sharp decline”

PV Magazine: “‘Huge subsidy fest’: Australia has the critical materials, but can it compete in the manufacturing race?”

Herald Sun: “Manufacturing an ‘endangered species’ as jobs disappear”

Australian Manufacturing: “Australian manufacturing industry sees most decline in last 15 years— report”