After the booms come the storms: Western Australia in an era of rapid geopolitical change

This report identifies Western Australia's critical infrastructure and economic-foundation vulnerabilities (energy, water, workforce) within a geopolitically fragmented Indo-Pacific. By framing resource sovereignty, domestic processing, and supply-chain decoupling as urgent preparedness measures, it directly supports Australia's Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty), Pillar 2 (Fiscal Engine), and Pillar 3 (Industrial Base) readiness—essential to sustained defence spending and economic resilience during prolonged China-contested competition.