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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Labor’s interventionist industry policy aims big. But how can Australia compete with the US and China?

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces the government’s Future Made in Australia policy
Prime minister Anthony Albanese announces the government’s Future Made in Australia policy this week. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Edison Zhou, the head of local sales for solar giant Trina, was slightly taken aback when asked at a recent briefing in Sydney whether his firm might shift any of its panel manufacturing to Australia.

After all, wasn’t Australia among the Chinese company’s top markets in the Asia-Pacific, on a par with Japan with a total demand heading towards 6 gigawatts a year?

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