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National Hydrogen Strategy
On 13 September 2024, the Australian Government released the refreshed National Hydrogen Strategy.
The 2024 National Hydrogen Strategy replaces the 2019 strategy. This refresh illustrates the progress and strategic direction of the hydrogen ambition in Australia. The vision is to build a clean, innovative, safe and competitive hydrogen industry that benefits Australia’s communities and economy, enables our net zero transition, and positions us as a global hydrogen leader.
The 34 actions within the strategy are themed around five areas:
The strategy sets a growth trajectory through production targets and milestones, and identifies the most prospective hydrogen use cases that will be the focus for ongoing policy support.
In the 2024-25 federal budget, the Australian Government identified hydrogen as one of the five industries under the National Interest Framework which is at the heart of the Future Made in Australia agenda. This has led to increased opportunities for funding and support, such as the Hydrogen Headstart program and the hydrogen production tax incentive (HPTI).
Growing Australia's hydrogen industry
Reports to support the National Hydrogen Strategy
Download the 2025 Net Zero Plan
Download the original 2019 NHS
The South Australian Government has since released further strategies that identify the role of a local hydrogen industry, including the Hydrogen Export Prospectus, South Australia: A global force in renewable and hydrogen energy, South Australia’s Net Zero Strategy 2024-2030, and the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act.
Hydrogen projects in South Australia
Hydrogen updates in South Australia
In September 2022 – Queensland Government announced a $62 billion Queensland Energy and Jobs plan that set out a renewable energy target of 70% renewable energy by 2032 and 80% by 2035.
Hydrogen-specific components of the plan included:
The link below provides further details for industry, businesses, communites, workers and households about the plan.
Please note that Queensland Government removed these strategies from its website after the 2025 state election.
In May 2019, the Queensland Government released the Queensland Hydrogen Industry Strategy 2019-2024. The strategy focused on:
The strategy included a $15 million industry development fund to support hydrogen projects in Queensland.
Hydrogen safety regulation in Queensland
Hydrogen updates in Queensland
In October 2024, Western Australia released a refreshed Renewable Hydrogen Strategy, with a major focus on producing green products and value-adding to the State’s resources.
The strategy is part of the Cook Government’s plan to turn WA into a global renewable energy powerhouse – diversifying the economy and setting the State up for the future.
A locally-based renewable hydrogen industry has the potential to add billions to the WA economy as well as thousands of additional jobs per year.
The WA Renewable Hydrogen Strategy 2024-2030 focuses on:
The strategy was developed in consultation with key stakeholders and incorporates feedback to increase focus on approvals, infrastructure and land, market incentives, delivering value for regional communities and Aboriginal people, and refreshed goals and targets.
Since 2017 the WA Labor Government has allocated more than $5.4 billion to support the energy transition, including new generation, transmission and storage across WA’s major electricity networks – the South West Interconnected System and North West Interconnected System.
On 25 February 2021, the Victorian Government released the Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Plan.
Victoria also developed the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) which was a world-first pilot project to safely and efficiently produce and transport clean hydrogen from Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, Australia to Japan.
In November 2025, the NSW Government released the NSW Renewable Fuels Strategy, expanding the state’s decarbonisation focus.
The Strategy recognises renewable hydrogen as a key component of the future fuel mix, alongside sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and biomethane.
The Strategy aims to position NSW as a production and export hub for renewable fuels, while supporting domestic uptake in heavy transport, aviation, shipping and hard-to-abate industrial sectors. It complements the NSW Hydrogen Strategy by broadening the policy framework to include hydrogen-derived fuels and demand-side measures.
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