Program: What are you wearing? Why we aren’t buying Australian made fashion

When you hear politicians talk about a future made in Australia, or trade tariffs, or sovereign capability, you might picture steel or aluminium, or beef or beer, or even (since the pandemic) pharmaceuticals. But do you think about the clothes on your back?

Australians are now the biggest consumers per capita of clothes in the world. But just three per cent of clothing is made here in Australia. So is it time for a fashion rethink?