Working Hard Without Much Return: Australian Manufacturers Reveal Struggle to Survive

Australian manufacturers said high inflation and government policies had made it incredibly tough for them to stay afloat.

Molten steel is made in the BOS, slab caster and steel treatment factory at BlueScope Steelworks in Port Kembla, Wollongong in New South Wales of Australia on Feb. 9, 2024. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Manufacturers have shared with an Australian parliamentary committee about their struggles to stay afloat amid the impacts of high inflation and government policies.

Matthew Fogarty is the director of Celsius Manufacturing Pty Ltd, a Victorian-based company specialising in ductwork with 20 employees.