37 m. ago I’ve sat with Trump in the Oval Office, and I give Albanese a 10/10

When I was prime minister in 2018, Trump said we would work together on the development of rare earths and strategic minerals. Not much happened.

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1 hour ago Albanese deserves praise but Trump’s warm words don’t alter a grim reality

When I was prime minister in 2018, Trump said we would work together on the development of rare earths and strategic minerals. Not much happened.

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1 hour ago ‘Full steam ahead’: Four key takeaways from Albanese’s warm meeting with Trump

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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2 h. ago Miners send ASX higher after Wall Street rally; Rare earths stocks rally

Rare earths stocks rose sharply in early trade after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump signed their landmark critical minerals deal.

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5 h. ago ASX to open higher after Wall Street rally; Rare earths stocks in focus

The Australian sharemarket is set for gains this morning after Wall Street pulled US stocks near their records overnight thanks to cooling trade tensions and solid company results.

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6 h. ago Australia news LIVE: AUKUS reaffirmed, critical minerals deal signed in Albanese

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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8 h. ago Trump vows to uphold AUKUS pact, signs rare earths deal with Albanese in warm visit

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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3 d. ago Australian miners would link with Department of War in Albanese

The minerals indispensable for green energy, defence and smartphones will be a focus of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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4 d. ago Eclipse set to expand rare earths bounty with Greenland drilling

Eclipse Metals has launched drilling at its 100%-owned Gronnedal rare earths project in southwest Greenland to extend its already huge 89Mt rare earths resource.

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5 d. ago ‘China v the world’: US calls on Australia in rare earths fight with Beijing

As he arrives in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be asked to join a US-led fight against China’s latest attempts to control global supplies of critical minerals.

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5 d. ago Eclipse eyes NASDAQ dual listing to underpin US rare earths push

Eclipse Metals is planning a NASDAQ dual listing to tap North American investors and funding for its Greenland rare earths project as US demand for critical minerals ramps up.

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6 d. ago Australia, US progress missile deal ahead of Albanese’s meeting with Trump

Australia and the United States have progressed a defence partnership under which Australia is set to begin producing guided missiles, including for export to the US and beyond, by the end of the year.

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7 d. ago In the rare earth dispute between US and China, Australia may be the winner

A fight between the two superpowers over rare earths could cripple the global economy. But when PM Albanese goes to Washington next week, he could leverage this to Australia’s advantage.

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7 d. ago Locksley leaps onto upgraded OTCQX market as US scrambles for antimony

Locksley Resources is now trading on the US OTCQX exchange, boosting investor reach and turbocharging the company’s antimony and rare earths push in California.

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8 d. ago ASX falls after Trump’s China spat; Rare earths stocks rally, ANZ gains

The Australian sharemarket has dragged down by weaker banks, oil and tech stocks, after flaring tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across global markets.

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8 d. ago ASX makes poor start to the week as Trump China spat spooks investors

The Australian sharemarket has endured its worst session in three weeks with rare earths and gold miners, along with ANZ Bank, the only stars of the trading day.

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8 d. ago ASX falls after Trump’s spat with China; Gold and rare earths stocks rally

The Australian sharemarket slumped in early trade, led lower by banks, oil and tech stocks, after flaring tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across global markets.

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8 d. ago China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100 per cent tariff threat

The back and forth threatens to derail a possible meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping and end a truce in a tariff war.

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9 d. ago Albanese scrambles to lock in minerals deal before Trump meeting

Australia is considering price floors for critical minerals and pumping money into new rare earth projects under a resources deal with the US.

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1 week ago Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China as trade war fears reignite

The US president’s threat came in response to China’s new export controls on rare earths, and could re-escalate the destabilising trade war that Washington and Beijing paused earlier this year.

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