The WA Battery and Critical Minerals Strategy outlines the WA Government’s vision to develop an internationally competitive, ethical and value adding battery and critical minerals industry that enables global decarbonisation, underpins our economic diversification and delivers meaningful outcomes for regional communities.
The Strategy was first released in 2019 and updated in 2020 in response to market challenges and supply chain disruptions. The Strategy has been further refreshed for the 2024-2030 period to reflect the shifting investment landscape and the growth of WA's battery and critical minerals industries.
The 2024-2030 strategy builds upon our successful resources industry and advanced processing capabilities, with the aim of capturing more value onshore through activities such as processing and manufacturing higher-value materials and products.
The refreshed strategy outlines a number of focus areas, and activities, that will guide the Western Australian Government’s policy decisions to 2030. This provides a framework to support agile and strategic decision-making, with the government's actions evolving as the needs of the industry change.
In the near term there are 3 priorities:
- A robust and efficient approvals system
- Planning and investment in common user infrastructure
- Targeted financial support for strategically important projects or industries
Delivering these priorities will improve the resilience of our existing industries, while also driving foundational improvements to support future investment.
2019 Strategy | 2020 Refresh | Stakeholder consultation |
| The first iteration of the Strategy, the Future Battery Industry Strategy, was released in 2019 to position WA to capitalise on the rapidly growing demand for minerals used in lithium-ion batteries. | The Strategy was reviewed and updated in 2020 in response to changing market conditions and supply chain disruptions. Find more information in the Implementation Progress Report and the 2020 strategy update. | Given the changing industry context, including growth of WA's battery and critical minerals industries, the Strategy has been refreshed for the 2024-2030 period. The refresh followed consultations with industry and other stakeholders through a public consultation paper released in November 2023. |
Visit the progress reports and development page for more information on the progress and previous iterations of the Strategy.
Announcements
Support package to protect critical jobs in lithium industry
Refreshed Battery and Critical Minerals Strategy released
