Why manufacturing matters to the Australian economy

Monday 6 February 2017

A new poll commissioned by Fairfax Media has found that the overwhelming majority of Australians – 83% in fact – support an expansion of Australia’s manufacturing sector:

In a survey of dozens of hot-button issues, a desire for more goods to be made in Australia stood out as the statement on which most people agreed.

The full text of this article is available to MacroBusiness subscribers

$1 for your first month, then:

$24.99 / month

$249 / year

Cancel at any time through our billing provider, Stripe

About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.