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Australia is building green industries. Defence could make them strategic - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
GNews: Australia defence·2026-10-08AUS DefenceP1: Resource SovereigntyP3: Industrial BaseP5: Strategic Decoupling
Why it matters
The article argues for integrating green-energy production and critical-mineral processing into Australian defence-industrial strategy, strengthening both resource sovereignty (Pillar 1) and domestic manufacturing capacity (Pillar 3). This directly supports decoupling (Pillar 5) from Chinese supply-chain dominance in batteries, solar components, and rare-earth processing—critical inputs for both civilian and military systems.
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