Critics stuck in decade of ‘big shoulder pads’: industry minister

Industry Minister Ed Husic says critics of the government’s plans for local battery manufacturing are stuck in a decade when ABBA was on the charts and the prevailing fashion was big hair and large shoulder pads.

“That in turn requires a change in how we approach industry policy in Australia. Industry policy with a goal of more Australian workers making more things [and] using Australian know-how and Australian resources.” The $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has $3 billion allocated to co-invest in businesses developing green energy technology.

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