Overseas-born individuals now make up 32 per cent of the country’s estimated population of 27.6 million—approaching the historic peak of 32.4 per cent recorded in 1891.
She said turning waste into valuable materials for remanufacturing could help address finite resource supplies and strengthen Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capability.
The US sanctions waiver marks a shift in policy towards Russian energy exports, following years of restrictions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.