Robert Monterosso
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Trump wants a diesel export ban. Australia would be uniquely exposed (opens the original)
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United States President Donald Trump has called for a ban on US diesel exports as record-high domestic fuel prices drag down his popular support. With the US midterm elections looming, a proposed export ban appears to be a bid to reinvigorate Trump’s voter base. As tensions escalate in the Middle East and global fuel reserves reach a critical low, Trump’s proposal could have major ramifications for the global economy and Australia – the largest per capita consumer of diesel among developed natio
Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in NSW - Switzer (opens the original)
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The US Department of War has committed to make a conditional loan of US$400 million (about A$566 million) to Sunrise Energy Metals, an Australian mining company hoping to deliver the world’s first supply of a key critical mineral outside of China. Scandium is listed as a critical mineral in both Australia and the US, signalling its strategic importance in aerospace and defence. This loan is another chapter in the US government’s search for secure critical mineral supply chains to reduce its depe
Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in NSW (opens the original)
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The town of Fifield near Parkes is about a six-hour drive west of Sydney, and at the last census was home to about 130 people. Now, the town has found itself at the centre of a major strategic play by the United States government. The US Department of War has committed to make a conditional loan of US$400 million (about A$566 million) to Sunrise Energy Metals, an Australian mining company hoping to deliver the world’s first supply of a key critical mineral outside of China. Scandium is listed as
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