Documents Related To The Ministers' Attendance At The Industrial Capability Roundtable & Keep Our Copper Events.

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Minister Tim Ayres chaired an Industrial Capability Roundtable held at CSIRO Eveleigh on 1 August 2025, bringing together representatives from major industry players (including BHP, Rio Tinto, Alcoa, Cochlear), industry bodies (AiGroup, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), research institutions (CSIRO, ANSTO), and investment organizations. The two-hour roundtable focused on identifying practical, budget-neutral or budget-positive reforms to enhance Australian industrial capability and economic resilience. Key discussion topics included mechanisms to increase investment in domestic industry, driving innovation adoption through government spending neutrality, reducing regulatory burden and project timelines, building managerial and workforce capability for industrial diversification, and identifying sovereign capabilities critical for economic resilience. The event operated under Chatham House rules to encourage candid stakeholder input into the government's broader productivity and economic resilience reform agenda. Several departmental