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Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Sky News AU
China's tightening of critical mineral exports is affecting the automotive industry
Former foreign affairs and defence committee chair Michael Danby discusses China's minerals stranglehold. 'Beijing says that it is working with Europeans to speed up these things,' Mr Danby told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'Half of the exports are held up in Chinese ports, particularly magnets, which you need in cars, which some parts of them are made from these rare earths.'
Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Elon Musk dissatisfied with Trump's ‘unsustainable' Big Beautiful Bill
Former foreign affairs and defence committee chair Michael Danby discusses Elon Musk's dissatisfaction with US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. 'It's the same problem as here … all levels we've got unsustainable debt,' Mr Danby told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'There are a lot of Republicans who will eventually stand up to the President on these kinds of issues, not just Musk.'
Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Indulgent lawfare system': US terror attack sparks Australian immigration debate
Former foreign affairs and defence committee chair Michael Danby discusses US President Donald Trump's travel ban and how it relates to the current Australian immigration system. 'I think that's a good idea, but what do you do with the people here now,' Mr Danby told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'Unfortunately, Australia is a very indulgent lawfare system where people can contest these kinds of things while they're here. 'Egypt was not on the President's list, and that bloke who did the terrible thing in Boulder, Colorado, was from Egypt.'
Sky News AU
29-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Trump's tariffs expected to be ‘allowed' by courts ‘eventually'
Former foreign affairs and defence committee chair Michael Danby discusses a US federal trade court blocking US President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs on most countries. 'Everything's a deal, court of appeals will deal with this,' Mr Danby told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'I think it'll end up in the right place. 'Tariffs in some cases might work, and I think there will be a deal where they come down. 'But he'll be allowed to do it by the courts eventually.'
Sky News AU
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
PM aims to ‘quiet' his critics on ASPI defence report
Former foreign affairs and defence committee chair Michael Danby discusses China wanting to scrap Australia's defence policy think tank ASPI. The latest cost of the defence report from ASPI says Australia has a 'hollowed-out' defence department under the Albanese government. 'They've hollowed out the defence forces in order to pay for the submarines in the future,' Mr Danby told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'Of course, the Prime Minister and the socialist left want to quiet their critics … that's what they've always done. 'ASPI was serious, solid information, particularly on China."
