VIDEO: Australia's plan to challenge China's dominance in critical minerals and rare earths
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Chief business correspondant, Ian Verrender explains the Albanese government's initiative to help fund a critical minerals stockpile, to create a local industry and to expand negotiating leverage with the US government on trade negotiations.
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