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Tesla boss urges Chalmers to give tax breaks for lithium processing

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Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm has urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to lure at least 30 battery-grade lithium processing facilities to Australia with tax breaks or risk the country losing out to North America and Europe.

Delivering the keynote address at Minerals Week in Canberra, Ms Denholm said government loans and handouts were welcome but not enough to make Australia-based, battery-grade lithium hydroxide processing globally competitive.

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Elouise Fowler is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Elouise on Twitter. Email Elouise at elouise.fowler@afr.com.au
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