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Rare earth magnet crisis creates an Australian opportunity
From his tiny outlet in Northcote, just outside Melbourne’s CBD, Mike Newbon has unwittingly found himself at the centre of…
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Chinese demand pushes global EV sales to new highs in 2024
The share of electric car sales climbed to 20 per cent of all vehicles sold in 2024, according to a…
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Australian miners see opportunities during US and China trade war chaos
Australian mining companies are walking a tightrope between China, the nation’s biggest market for our resources, and the United States,…
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China’s rare earths dominance means critical minerals now political
Way back in 1992, on a visit to Inner Mongolia, China’s then-leader Deng Xiaoping uttered what has since proven to…
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Australia sits on huge reserves of critical minerals, but what do they do?
The federal government has committed to establishing a $1.2 billion strategic reserve of 31 “critical minerals” that underpin everything from…
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What do the new tax credits for critical minerals and green hydrogen mean?
After months of wrangling, the federal government’s production tax credits for the green hydrogen and critical minerals sectors have passed…
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Government splashes $475m on rare earths refinery to challenge China’s monopoly
Mining giant Iluka Resources will receive nearly half a billion dollars in finance from taxpayers to develop a rare earths…
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