Tag: Madeleine King

$5bn funding flood from Aus-US critical minerals pact

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s landmark pact with the US on critical minerals last October has already driven $5 billion in investment commitments across 10 projects, the Albanese government announced on Monday. The...

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...

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...

SouthPAN project pumps $252m into satellite upgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s $1.4 billion precision satellite project has moved into its next phase with British satellite giant Inmarsat securing a $252 million contract to continue services and launch...

Labor to tip $1.2bn into critical minerals reserve

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will begin stockpiling critical minerals like lithium, cobalt and silicon from 2026 to insulate against geopolitical shocks and build up a fledgling processing industry if Labor is re-elected....

Feds back study into WA rare earths processing facility

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A critical minerals processing facility slated for Perth has progressed to the next stage, with the Western Australian and federal governments committing $3 million to an initial feasibility study....

First rare earths refinery secures $475m govt loan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia will get its first fully integrated rare earths refinery after the federal government responded to a call for investment from Iluka Resources and agreed to loan it $475...