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How a second Trump term could hurt Australia

How a second Trump term could hurt Australia

There are fears that a second Trump presidency could slow the rollout of electric cars and renewables, softening demand for Australia’s critical minerals.

  • by Nick Toscano

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China’s global grip on rare earths an ‘uncomfortable reality’

China’s global grip on rare earths an ‘uncomfortable reality’

An Australian miner is hoping to change the playbook on critical minerals, warning that China’s stranglehold of the sector is an existential threat to Western countries.

  • by Simon Johanson
Resources nationalism is threatening China’s push to secure critical minerals
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Lithium

Resources nationalism is threatening China’s push to secure critical minerals

Partial nationalisation of a vast lithium project in Chile is the latest move by developed and developing countries to prevent China from locking up the mineral supply critical to its dominance of the world’s battery industry.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Treasurer orders Chinese funds to reduce stakes in Australian rare earths miner

Treasurer orders Chinese funds to reduce stakes in Australian rare earths miner

Jim Chalmers said the decision was made in order to “protect our national interest” as the government sharpens its focus on supply chain security.

  • by Simon Johanson
Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

A Future Made in Australia is really about a global battle, led by the United States, against a rising China and a destabilising Russia.

  • by Shane Wright
Resources tax breaks opens rift between WA and federal Liberals

Resources tax breaks opens rift between WA and federal Liberals

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor lashed $14 billion worth of incentives for green hydrogen and critical minerals companies, claiming it amounted to “handing out billions to billionaires”.

  • by Hamish Hastie
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Made in Australia: The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

Made in Australia: The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.

  • by Mike Foley
In the rare earths Game of Thrones, Gina Rinehart grabs the crown

In the rare earths Game of Thrones, Gina Rinehart grabs the crown

The federal government declared “the road to net zero runs through Australia’s resources sector”, and Rinehart will be hoping for a decent spoonful from the profit pot at the end of that road.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Rio Tinto says global economy resilient, inflation easing despite patchy China

Rio Tinto says global economy resilient, inflation easing despite patchy China

Shipments of its key commodity iron ore fell over the past three months as bad weather disrupted Rio’s ports, the mining giant said.

  • by Simon Johanson
Australian mining ‘under assault’ from China, US ambassador says

Australian mining ‘under assault’ from China, US ambassador says

America’s national security and the health of the planet depended on commodities managed by Australia, Caroline Kennedy told Paydirt Battery Minerals Conference in Perth.

  • by Marion Rae
‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer
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Trade

‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer

Australia is about to join the protectionist wave sweeping through major economies with its “Future Made in Australia” scheme. History suggests we shouldn’t.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz