First announced in April 2024, the government’s $15 billion “Future Made in Australia” initiative aims to bring large-scale clean energy and advanced manufacturing back onshore. Think solar panels, battery storage, green hydrogen, and critical mineral processing.
But while the headlines started last year, this policy is firmly back in the spotlight in June 2025.
Why? Because:
- New grant rounds are launching under the plan.
- Parliament is actively debating the funding framework.
- Albanese is framing it as a legacy policy tied to the 2025–26 Budget.
- Treasury is preparing enabling legislation, expected to land before August.
- The PM and Treasurer Chalmers are name-dropping it in speeches ahead of the upcoming Productivity Roundtable.
- And globally? With rising geopolitical tension (hello, US–China trade), the push for economic sovereignty is heating up.
What does that mean for your business? If you’re in construction, renewables, engineering, or logistics—this could create a wave of public and private investment. From civil works to tech supply chains, the rollout will need capability across the board.
Even businesses not directly involved in manufacturing—think regional accommodation providers, training organisations, trades, and professional services—stand to gain from the downstream impact.
Critically, this also signals a shift in how the federal government views industrial strategy: less reliance on free-market import models, and more focus on national capability and long-term resilience. It’s a once-in-a-decade redirection.
This isn’t just about policy. It’s about positioning. Now’s the time to review your operations, partnerships, and capacity to scale. Watch for grant announcements in your state. Consider who you could collaborate with. Because when the dollars start flowing—you want to be in the room, not reading about it later.
Note: For current updates, we recommend monitoring official Treasury announcements and federal parliamentary releases as new legislation and grant rounds are expected to be tabled ahead of the August 2025 Productivity Roundtable.
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