Australia
Population (World Bank): 26,638,544 (2023)
Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 34.3% (2023)
Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 412 Mb/d (2024)
Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 10
2017 Resource Governance Index Score, Mining Sector (NRGI): 71/100
EITI Status: None
Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)
Policy documents that include local relevant provisions:
Sustainable Resource Community Policy, 2008 (State of Queensland)
Australian Jobs Act, 2013
Victorian Industry Participation Policy, 2018 (State of Victoria)
Renewable energy local content policy documents:
Local Content Relevant News:
February 2025 - PM’s $500m pledge for local jobs
January 2025 - Milestone for South Australia BESS
October 2024 - An Industrial Strategy for Domestic Manufacturing of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Towers and Equipment
June 2024 - Local content a factor in Illawarra wind turbine construction
March 2024 - Scheme Requires Enforceable Local Content: Capacity Investment
August 2023 - Offshore wind industry warns against strict local content quotas
Analysis and Case Studies:
APPEA (2021) - Local Content Report
Hunter (2021) - Sustainability and Local Content Requirements in Australian Oil and Gas Development: Has the Ship of Opportunity Sailed?
National Economic Research Associates (2020) - Growing Australia’s Oil & Gas Supply Chain
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2016) - Local Content: Australia - Mining & Petroleum
Relevant Initiatives: