Independent Front
Platform  /  Part III

Infrastructure
& Productivity.

66 CANDU 6 reactors. 15,000 km of new heavy rail. Four million homes on former defence land. The Basin Sequestration Strategy. National insurance reform. The bones of a country that builds again.

$6T
CANDU-and-rail backbone
66
CANDU 6 reactors
15,000 km
New heavy-rail route
4M
Homes on former defence land

Australia's only sustainable comparative advantage is its mineral and agricultural endowment. The previous model — raw ore shipped offshore, finished goods reimported — captured a small share of the total value. The new model captures the processing margin domestically, on cheap, clean nuclear power, moved by electrified rail. The infrastructure that makes that possible is the largest line item in the Sovereign Wealth Fund.

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Sovereignty Enabling Reforms