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Trump is a big fan of tariffs.

Trump is intensifying his trade war. Australia may not be immune

Donald Trump is backing up his belief that tariff “is the most beautiful word in the dictionary”.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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A rare earths plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, run by the Australian company Lynas.

Australia close to breaking China’s critical mineral stranglehold

Australian firms are within a few years of refining most of the rare minerals used in the world’s critical defence systems, electric vehicles and clean energy transition.

  • Simon Johanson
Rory Marples in Gome in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’

I’m heartbroken by the violence that erupted in the vibrant city where I treated patients only last year.

  • Dr Rory Marples
Gallium is considered a critical mineral vital for use in many products such as semiconductors and LED lights.

WA Government stumps up $175,000 for rare earths research

The WA Government has stumped up $175,000 for research into the extraction of rare earths. The lead consultants will work with some respected WA junior mining firms.

  • Craig Nolan
Morgan Stanley says lithium has “likely found a near-term floor,” but further cuts are needed to bring the market back into balance.

Lithium’s rocky patch: Key building block of EV revolution faces uncertain future under Trump

While prices have started to pick up again, this major green energy metal’s fortunes in 2025 will hinge on whether electric vehicles sales can maintain their momentum.

  • Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
My tariff is bigger than yours: Financial markets are concerned about a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

China has trade weapons to fight back, and is not afraid to use them

China has targeted Nvidia with an antitrust investigation in an apparent escalation of its response to the latest US attempt to cut off its access to advanced computer chips.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Silver is a key critical mineral in NSW,

The buried treasure in NSW that could power a clean energy world

NSW is home to some of the world’s most in-demand minerals and metals needed for the world’s clean energy future, and the state is looking to cash in.

  • Alexandra Smith
Farmland near the proposed mine site.

Radioactive dust-up over mine in Victoria’s food bowl

They are critical minerals needed for renewable technologies, but a plan to dig them up where the food we eat is grown has been met with fierce resistance from farmers.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Venture Minerals has hit the ASX boards under its new name Critica as it focuses on its Brothers rare earths project that includes its Jupiter deposit.

Critical minerals mission prompts Venture name change

The rising global importance of critical minerals has prompted Venture Minerals to change its name to Critica as it pushes ahead with its Jupiter deposit in WA.

  • Craig Nolan
The Pilbara Minerals lithium mine in Western Australia.

Pilbara lithium leader’s profit crushed after price collapse

The collapse in lithium prices has crushed full-year profits at Australia’s leading producer, Pilbara Minerals, and denied shareholders any dividends.

  • Marion Rae

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