Toward Programme
Australia must build its own workforce to run its mining industry - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
Why it matters
Building a domestically trained mining workforce strengthens Resource Sovereignty (Pillar 1) and Industrial Base (Pillar 3) by reducing dependency on imported labour and foreign-controlled expertise in critical commodity extraction. This directly supports Australia's capacity to sustain iron ore and resource exports under duress, underpinning fiscal resilience and strategic autonomy.
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