Energy & Science

Bigger Battery Sector May Add Billions to Australian Economy

  • Tesla, BHP-backed group says nation must move beyond mining
  • Higher-value processing would boost economy, jobs: report

  

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

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Australia could add billions to its economy by accelerating work to extend the battery supply chain beyond mining, according to a report for an industry group backed by Tesla Inc. and BHP Group.