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Australia ready to play dirty against China’s rare earths manipulation

We usually fly the flag for free trade, but the critical minerals reserve suggests the Albanese government is prepared to manipulate as well.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has a simple message for those who suggest the Albanese government’s critical minerals stockpile represents a deliberate attempt to manipulate the market: Get real.

“We can’t pretend that we live in an ideal, global, open and free trade situation,” King told the Financial Review Mining Summit. “I would like to, but that doesn’t exist right now, and I don’t know when it’s coming back.”

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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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