Australia needs a government-led national audit to identify where it is most vulnerable to interruption of critical overseas supply. Measures should include setting up strategic sovereign industry zones to drive regional industrial renewal and a dedicated Department of Sovereign Industry to lock in long-term delivery beyond the electoral cycle. A transparent national audit could also draw an apathetic electorate into the project of resilience by giving Australians a shared understanding. A national audit of Australia’s sovereign industrial resilience could be conducted through a formal inquiry process chaired by a respected captain of industry. The third is the Strategic Sovereign Industry Zones.