Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

A Future Made in Australia is really about a global battle,led by the United States,against a rising China and a destabilising Russia.

  • byShane Wright

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Resources tax breaks opens rift between WA and federal Liberals

Resources tax breaks opens rift between WA and federal Liberals

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor lashed $14 billion worth of incentives for green hydrogen and critical minerals companies,claiming it amounted to “handing out billions to billionaires”.

  • byHamish Hastie
Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.

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

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.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Rio Tinto says global economy resilient,inflation easing despite patchy China

Rio Tinto says global economy resilient,inflation easing despite patchy China

Shipments of its key commodity iron ore fell over the past three months as bad weather disrupted Rio’s ports,the mining giant said.

  • bySimon Johanson
Australian mining ‘under assault’ from China,US ambassador says

Australian mining ‘under assault’ from China,US ambassador says

America’s national security and the health of the planet depended on commodities managed by Australia,Caroline Kennedy told Paydirt Battery Minerals Conference in Perth.

  • byMarion Rae
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‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer
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‘New Competition’? It’s protectionism with an industry policy veneer

Australia is about to join the protectionist wave sweeping through major economies with its “Future Made in Australia” scheme. History suggests we shouldn’t.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Warning made-in-Australia ‘manufacturing fetishism’ will make Australia poorer

Warning made-in-Australia ‘manufacturing fetishism’ will make Australia poorer

While companies welcomed the budget boost promised to keep green tech in Australia,economist Saul Eslake says it will weaken the economy.

  • byMike Foley andShane Wright
Syrah riding the wave of global critical minerals race

Syrah riding the wave of global critical minerals race

Australia’s only integrated producer and refiner of natural graphite says it will avoid the meltdown roiling the nickel and lithium sector.

  • bySimon Johanson
Short sellers bet against green minerals boom as prices plunge

Short sellers bet against green minerals boom as prices plunge

Half of the 10 most shorted stocks on the ASX are involved in battery minerals or electrification as investors become increasingly bearish on the sector.

  • byMillie Muroi
Nickel miners explore for taxpayer dime to ease industry pain

Nickel miners explore for taxpayer dime to ease industry pain

WA’s troubled nickel sector is pleading for government help to withstand a price slump caused by booming production from Indonesia.

  • byPeter Milne