In the technology sector, sleep apnea company ResMed and hearing implant maker Cochlear dominate their global niches, while tna Solutions is a global success story in the manufacture of food machinery.

But to make more of the enormous potential of Australian manufacturing, our policy settings need a complete reset.

We can no longer rely on our natural comparative advantaged in raw materials for prosperity, or even for survival. We must build national competitive advantages.

And that means we have to learn to make things again.

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