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Wall Street advanced again.

ASX slips as rate cut hopes fade; Wesfarmers, Coles and Lynas fall

The Australian sharemarket has finished down for the third session in a row, with retailers, tech and property stocks weighing on the bourse.

  • Staff writers

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China says its latest critical minerals missives were a simple retaliation for measures imposed by the US. Washington says China overreacted.

Trump beating China on rare earths is easier than you think

Minerals processing is not rocket science, and China’s dominance of rare-earth production is surprisingly fragile.

  • David Fickling
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In the rare earth dispute between US and China, Australia may be the winner

A fight between the two superpowers over rare earths could cripple the global economy. But when PM Albanese goes to Washington next week, he could leverage this to Australia’s advantage.

  • Peter Hartcher
A rare earths plant in Kalgoorlie, West Australia, run by the Australian company Lynas.

The sweetener Australia will use to try to dodge Trump tariffs

Australia has rare earth metals crucial to high-tech manufacturing that will become more important for the US to get as it enters a trade war with China.

  • David Crowe
Pilbara Minerals Pilgangoora lithium mine.

Budget’s $22b boost puts Australia ‘back in race’ for green energy spending

The CEOs of Australia’s largest critical minerals companies have backed a $22 billion budget boost, in support that fuels a clash with the Coalition.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Gina Rinehart, chairman of Hancock Prospecting.

In the rare earths Game of Thrones, Gina Rinehart grabs the crown

The federal government declared “the road to net zero runs through Australia’s resources sector”, and Rinehart will be hoping for a decent spoonful from the profit pot at the end of that road.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze says buyout interest has come from North America and Asia.

Lynas catches overseas buyer’s eye in critical minerals race

The rare-earth metals miner has been approached by North American and Asian companies looking to buy it as the push intensifies for critical minerals needed to power the world’s energy transition.

  • Simon Johanson
Lynas boss Amanda Lacaze.

Has Elon Musk pricked Lynas’ rare earths bubble?

When Elon Musk’s Tesla said last month that it would not need rare earth ores for its next-generation electric vehicles, it marked the latest string of bad news for $6 billion Australian miner Lynas.

  • Colin Kruger
Anti-Lynas protestors in Malaysia in 2013.

‘In the crosshairs’: Lynas balances precarious rare earths business

There were no political threats to burn down the Lynas operations in Malaysia during the recent election, but its position is still precarious.

  • Colin Kruger and Chris Barrett
Lynas managing director Amanda Lacaze says the company is preparing for every scenario when it comes to the renewal of its Malaysian licence.

Lynas prepares for worst-case as Malaysian government mulls licence

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze, says the group is prepared for every scenario as the Malaysian Government prepares a decision whether the $8 billion company will be allowed to continue operating in the country. 

  • Colin Kruger

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