Rare earths
Trump taps Australia to help break China’s rare earths grip
Australian miners could be central to a growing push to counter China’s dominance over rare earths as the White House convenes high-level talks with allies.
- Nick Toscano
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Donald Trump has upped the ante in his efforts to ‘get’ the Danish territory. Could he do it?
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We signed a deal with the US two months ago. But very few projects are under way.
- Peter FitzSimons
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The mining magnate loathes the push for sustainable energy, so why is she one of the most successful investors this year in the smart metals underpinning the sector?
- Colin Kruger
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Trump may have started this global trade war, but Xi’s winning it
The US president’s tariff warfare has done more than generate choppy surf. It has unleashed chaos to the extent that it is rewiring international alliances.
- Lisa Visentin
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Trump has just exposed America’s weakness
China’s weapon in its talks with the US was hiding in plain sight – and Trump didn’t see it.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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The small company that has car giants scrambling
Some of the biggest car brands in the world are in a panic after getting caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Camp confrontation’: China’s reaction to the Trump-Albanese talkfest
The deal cinched between Australia and the United States in Washington this week targets China’s stranglehold on the rare earths supply chain.
- Lisa Visentin
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‘Exquisite timing’: How Albanese, through preparation and some luck, won over Trump
As in this year’s election campaign, a long delay and the whims of Donald Trump played into Anthony Albanese’s hands.
- Paul Sakkal
Trump says AUKUS is ‘full steam ahead’ and three other key takeaways from Albanese meeting
Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare-earths agreement.
- Michael Koziol and Matthew Knott