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)
Building Local Industry Policy, 2015 (State of Western Australia)
Victorian Industry Participation Policy, 2018 (State of Victoria)
Renewable energy local content policy documents:
Local Content Relevant News:
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: