The first face-to-face meeting between PM Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump took a while to happen, but a trade war between America and China over rare earth minerals was some fortuitous timing for Australia. The headline item from the meeting was a deal worth billions to harness our critical and rare earth mineral deposits - So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at what’s in the deal, how it’ll work, and what it means for our relationship with the US.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This ABC explainer which is specifically about rare earth minerals and their uses.
Reading: Annabel Crabb’s piece about that awkward exchange between Trump and Rudd. She’s captured it as only she can…
Listening: To our Shortcut on critical minerals for some extra info on what they are and how they're used.
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