Rare earths
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump’s peace talks are just a charade. Russia wants to obliterate Ukraine
The notion that a peace deal can be brokered with Vladimir Putin is a dangerous delusion, as the US is about to find out.
- Rob Harris
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The ‘orange guy’ wants Greenland – but what do Greenlanders want?
Voters brushed snow from their coats before finding a seat in the packed community hall. Then, with the world’s media watching, a man in a black and grey jumper stepped forward to the mic.
- Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen, Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump wants to extort $785b from Ukraine. But questions remain over Zelensky’s ‘treasure trove’
Donald Trump wants Ukraine to hand over $US500 billion of future income from its plentiful resources reserves – but what if those resources aren’t economically viable, and just a ploy from a “moderately successful comedian”?
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Economic colony: Trump’s secret plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Donald Trump’s demand for an $800 billion “payback” from Ukraine goes far beyond US control over the country’s critical minerals.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
- Explainer
- US politics
‘This is not a joke’: Could the US buy Greenland?
Trump is again floating the idea of acquiring Greenland. Could he? And what do Greenlanders think?
- Angus Holland
‘Security shield’: US hands Zelensky draft deal on rare minerals
The idea of a minerals-for-security deal is said to have come from Ukraine to appeal to Donald Trump’s business-first mindset.
- Tom Balmforth, Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa
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
- Exclusive
- Trade
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
- Opinion
- Trade wars
China is on a collision course with Trump. It just fired a warning shot
China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and perhaps a sign of things to come.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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
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