The Australian manufacturing industry, with specific regard to:

1. what manufacturing capacities Australia requires for economic growth, national resilience, rising living standards for all Australians and security in our region;
2. the role that the Australian manufacturing industry has played, is playing and will play in the future;
3. the drivers of growth in manufacturing in Australia and around the world;
4. the strengths of Australia’s existing manufacturing industry and opportunities for its development and expansion;
5. the sectors in which Australian manufacturers enjoy a natural advantage in energy, access to primary resources and skilled workers over international competitors, and how to capitalise on those advantages;
6. identifying new areas in which the Australian manufacturing industry can establish itself as a global leader;
7. the role that government can play in assisting our domestic manufacturing industry, with specific regard to:
   1. research and development;
   2. attracting investment;
   3. supply chain support;
   4. government procurement;
   5. trade policy;
   6. skills and training; and
8. the opportunity for reliable, cheap, renewable energy to keep Australia’s manufactured exports competitive in a carbon-constrained global economy and the role that our manufacturing industry can play in delivering the reliable, cheap, renewable energy that is needed.