Contents

Executive summary 2

Key judgements 3

Recommendations: stability and resilience 4

Government (federal, state and territory) 4

Private sector 5

Industry snapshot 5

Nationally 5

Regionally 5

Locally 5

Agriculture 5

Resources 6

First Nations participation and local value capture 6

Local workforce 6

National reinvestment 7

Investment patterns 7

Stable foundations for a resilient north 7

Stable settings are a minimum 7

‘Built and delivered’ as a foundation for stability 8

Remote-area solutions—that deliver 9

Keeping it real: regulation and applied policy 9

Infrastructure as the backbone of supply-chain resilience 9

Reaffirming/building resilience: opportunities through strength 10

Industry as a tool for driving long-term regional resilience 10

Reaffirming resilience through embedded strength 11

Conclusion 13

Notes 14

Acronyms and abbreviations 15