The Federal Government has been spruiking a return to manufacturing in post-Covid-19 world, but experts say it will be tough to flick the switch on a sector of the economy that's been withering on the vine for decades.
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"[But] we can't be all things to all people," she said."We need to bring businesses and consumers with us and they need to get behind the push to diversify our supply chains. Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national secretary Paul Bastian said the sector would be critical for Australia to"bounce back" and called for a more collaborative approach between government, industry and workers.
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