Are Australia and its rare earths part of the solution to ‘magnet shock’?
The big question from the magnet shock of 2025 is who gets to be the North Sea. It’s…
What can Australia learn from Norway’s approach to taxing resources?
Norway is renowned for ranking among the happiest and wealthiest countries around the globe — a standard of…
Australia supplying China with critical mineral vital for hypersonic missiles and its nuclear program
Chinese companies are the largest shareholders in two Australian mines producing minerals vital for Beijing’s hypersonic missiles and…
Coalition won’t back environment reforms without changes
The Coalition says it cannot support once-in-a-generation reforms to Australia’s environment laws in their current form, as deep…
Canada announces first critical minerals projects under G7 partnership – National
Canada announced on Friday the first round of projects under a G7 critical minerals production alliance envisioned as…
Australia’s pursuit of critical minerals holy grail could come at great cost
Pursuing the holy grail of critical minerals could be economically irrational, and Australia will need to bet on…
Japan and US sign deal on rare earths as new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi goes on ‘charm offensive’
US President Donald Trump and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have signed a framework agreement for securing the…
Trump’s rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed ‘Sputnik moment’
The other day US President Donald Trump said: “With a communist in charge? Look, you just go back…
How can innovation help secure future battery markets and mineral supplies? – Analysis
A complete analysis of the role of innovation in curbing or diversifying battery mineral demand and supply can…
Will Australia’s $3bn critical minerals deal with Trump pay off?
There was a broad grin on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s face as he shook hands with an equally…
With new export controls on critical minerals, supply concentration risks become reality – Analysis
The new rare earth export controls pose major risks for a range of strategic sectors such as energy,…
Breaking China’s iron grip on world’s supply of critical minerals
If there is any mystery over America’s historic agreement to partner with Australia this week on the supply…