News Releases, 28 March 2023 Read

Manufacturers welcome Safeguard Mechanism changes: Important to sweat the details

Manufacturing Australia (MA) today welcomed the additional flexibility and tailored support for manufacturing industries included in changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, adding that the detailed design of manufacturing-specific measures would be crucial to get right.

News Releases, 24 March 2023 Read

Safeguard Mechanism reform: consultation on proposed design

Australia has a significant opportunity to create and retain high-quality jobs, grow its manufacturing sector and “re-shore” capabilities lost to imports, through a carefully managed transition to low emissions manufacturing.

News Releases, 7 February 2023 Read

Manufacturing Australia Submission Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians

Manufacturing Australia (MA) is led by the CEOs of some of Australia’s largest manufacturing companies: AdBri, Alumina, BlueScope, Brickworks, Capral, Cement Australia, CSR, DuluxGroup, Incitec Pivot, Orora, Rheem, Sims and Tomago Aluminium. MA’s members provide direct and indirect employment to more than 100,000 Australians and operate some 500 plants or smaller facilities around Australia, notably in outer suburban and regional Australia.

News Releases, 13 December 2022 Read

Manufacturing Australia Submission Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians

Thank-you for the opportunity to comment on the above consultation paper.

News Releases, 3 November 2022 Read

Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022

MA’s member companies provide direct and indirect employment to more than 100,000 Australians, operate more than 500 manufacturing plants or smaller facilities around Australia and support more than 25,000 downstream suppliers.  

News Releases, 28 March 2023 Read

Manufacturers welcome Safeguard Mechanism changes: Important to sweat the details

Manufacturing Australia (MA) today welcomed the additional flexibility and tailored support for manufacturing industries included in changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, adding that the detailed design of manufacturing-specific measures would be crucial to get right.

News Releases, 24 March 2023 Read

Safeguard Mechanism reform: consultation on proposed design

Australia has a significant opportunity to create and retain high-quality jobs, grow its manufacturing sector and “re-shore” capabilities lost to imports, through a carefully managed transition to low emissions manufacturing.

News Releases, 7 February 2023 Read

Manufacturing Australia Submission Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians

Manufacturing Australia (MA) is led by the CEOs of some of Australia’s largest manufacturing companies: AdBri, Alumina, BlueScope, Brickworks, Capral, Cement Australia, CSR, DuluxGroup, Incitec Pivot, Orora, Rheem, Sims and Tomago Aluminium. MA’s members provide direct and indirect employment to more than 100,000 Australians and operate some 500 plants or smaller facilities around Australia, notably in outer suburban and regional Australia.

News Releases, 13 December 2022 Read

Manufacturing Australia Submission Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians

Thank-you for the opportunity to comment on the above consultation paper.

News Releases, 3 November 2022 Read

Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022

MA’s member companies provide direct and indirect employment to more than 100,000 Australians, operate more than 500 manufacturing plants or smaller facilities around Australia and support more than 25,000 downstream suppliers.  


Media, 11 December 2017 Read

Energy debate: Put customers at the centre, and set price targets

In my eight years as CEO of one of Australia’s largest manufacturing companies, and the country’s largest industrial gas user, I spent about 20 per cent of my time visiting customers. Most of my peers do the same.

Media, 23 November 2015 Read

The Future of Manufacturing

Australia's remaining big manufacturers certainly don't want to be treated as the national representatives of sunset industries, slowly but inevitably subsiding into economic irrelevance.

Media, 4 September 2015 Read

ACCC defers decision on Shell’s takeover of BG

Australia’s competition watchdog has given itself more time to consider Royal Dutch Shell’s planned takeover of UK-based oil-and-gas firm BG Group.

Media, 24 July 2015 Read

Big LNG users tipped for profit hit as Australia’s gas exports grow

LNG will take over from iron ore as the main driver of Australia’s exports and will reach $50 billion in value by 2020, an ANZ report says.

Media, 6 July 2015 Read

Gas producers accused of profiteering, hoarding in ACCC gas inquiry

Gas producers such as Origin Energy and Santos have been accused of profiteering and hoarding capacity on pipelines, as industrial users seek more open access to scarce supplies at competitive prices.


Speeches & Opinion, 7 March 2022 Read

High risk, high reward energy shift for manufacturers

*As featured in The Australian Financial Review 7th March 2022*

Speeches & Opinion, 15 September 2020 Read

Gas shake-up strikes right energy and climate balance

"Put customers first” was the message at the heart of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s energy announcements on Tuesday.

Speeches & Opinion, 28 June 2020 Read

We need manufacturing but the conditions must be right

As featured in The Australian 28th June 2020

Speeches & Opinion, 10 February 2020 Read

More gas is key fuel for shift to clean energy

As featured in the Australian Financial Review 10th February 2020.  

Speeches & Opinion, 28 October 2019 Read

Expert Panel Examining Opportunities for Further Abatement

MA favours a national approach to emission reduction: one which is based as far as is practicable on market measures, to achieve the lowest cost pathway.