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Squiz Shortcuts: Digging into the Oz-US minerals deal

Squiz Shortcuts: Digging into the Oz-US minerals deal

Squiz Today

October 23, 202515m 14s

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Show Notes

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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