ADELAIDE (CU)_The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the historical incidents which put to test the ability of each domestic economy to be self-sufficient, as border closures and travel restrictions saw production halted and supply chains disrupted. According, the Australian Sovereign Capability Alliance (ASCA) commissioned the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute of the Flinders University to conduct a research on if Australia is able to meet its essential needs in times of crisis, and the report, which was published recently, responded to this question in the negative.
As the manufacturing sector of Trans-Tasman nation was forced to…
