Tag: critical minerals

Mark Carney makes the case for sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
At a time when the Australian government seems reluctant to talk about ‘sovereign’ capability as it applies to data centres and AI, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has gone...

Floor price issues no barrier to NRF critical minerals pipeline

Posted on   |  by James Riley
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation chief executive David Gall says the $15 billion fund’s critical minerals pipeline could withstand the US government walking away from a planned floor-price mechanism to...

What does it mean to be bold on the economy?

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
When the government is under pressure, Paul Keating used to say, “you have to flick the switch to vaudeville”. It’s a great line but hardly an option for the...

Australia joins US-led AI supply chain alliance

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia and seven other nations have signed onto a US-led artificial intelligence supply chain pact designed to accelerate investment in digital economies and counter China’s dominance. Australian officials joined...

Australia and Canada deepen critical minerals ties

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia and Canada have signed a new joint declaration to strengthen cooperation across critical minerals supply chains as part of efforts to reduce a reliance on China. The Joint...

Ex-envoy on US-Australia push to break China’s minerals grip

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The new Australia-US critical minerals pact will turbocharge efforts to build China-free supply chains and help weaken Beijing’s stranglehold on the sector, former senior diplomat Paul Myler says. But...

Australia, US sign landmark critical minerals deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia and the United States have signed a landmark critical minerals deal, with both countries to contribute at least US$2 billion (A$3.1 billion) to rare earths projects over the...

Australian mining cleanup tech emerges as global disruptor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An Australian developed filtration system for mining waste could be key to recovering more than $5 trillion worth of critical resources like copper and lithium trapped in wastewater around...

Tasmania secures funding for critical minerals facility study

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A federal government-backed feasibility study into a critical minerals processing facility in Tasmania will get underway in a bid to boost the state’s downstream processing potential. Tasmania secured a...