The McArthur Model
10-Pillar Architecture for Australian Economic Sovereignty
At its core, this is not a single policy. It is a closed-loop economic system designed to capture, retain, and compound national value.
Three Layers of Value
Think of it as three layers working together. Each one builds on the last.
1. Capture
Stop the Leak
Seal the system. Ensure the nation captures fair value from its resources before it leaves the country.
2. Convert
Multiply the Value
Move from raw exports to processed, high-value goods. Turn $1 of raw output into $X of strategic output.
3. Compound
Make It Permanent
Convert temporary resource gains into permanent capital. Cycle returns back into national productivity.
How the 10 Pillars Fit
Capture Layer
Stop the Leak
These pillars fix where value is currently lost.
Resource Rents
Ensure the nation captures fair value from extraction, not just royalties on raw dirt.
Infrastructure Delivery
Eliminate waste and cost blowouts that drain public capital on every major project.
Housing & Land Supply
Remove bottlenecks that trap capital and lock Australians out of home ownership.
This layer turns a leaky system into a sealed system.
Convert Layer
Multiply the Value
This is where the model becomes powerful.
Refinery Loop
Move from raw exports to processed, high-value goods. Stop shipping dirt and start shipping products.
Domestic Industry
Build capability so value stays onshore. Create the industries that turn raw inputs into strategic output.
This layer turns $1 of raw output into $X of strategic output.
Compound Layer
Make It Permanent
This is what most economies never do properly.
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Convert temporary resource gains into permanent capital that works for every Australian.
Reinvestment Engine
Cycle returns back into national productivity. Growth fuelling more growth.
This layer turns growth into intergenerational wealth.
The Missing Piece Most Models Ignore
The real innovation is not any single pillar. It is the feedback loop.
That loop is what creates Sovereign Alpha.
Not a one-off gain, but a self-reinforcing system.
The Bottom Line
Most economies extract.
Some refine.
Almost none compound.
This model does all three, at once, in a loop.
The full framework is currently in development.