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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’

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Future Made in Australia funding outlined in the 2024 federal budget will aim to turn the country into a ‘renewable energy superpower’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Australian government’s $23bn package over the next 10 years to spur domestic manufacturing and speed up the path to net zero is shaping up as the most politically contentious element of the budget.

The government has placed a range of budget measures under the banner “A Future Made in Australia” in a strategy that Labor hopes will boost its standing in key seats in Queensland and Western Australia.

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