Australian Mines ‘Cleanest and Greenest in the World’: Minister

Imagine being able to know the source of every nut, bolt, and panel in an electric car or rooftop solar to choose best-practice Aussie production over forced labour or environmental harm. Australia may be a top source of many critical minerals and rare earths but China has a stranglehold on factory-ready materials and is bankrolling Indonesia to flood the market with cheap nickel. Nor are car makers or energy manufacturers likely to pay over the odds for supplies and components without a carrot or stick to make them do it. Facing job losses at home, Resources Minister Madeleine King went to North America to spruik the idea of a market premium for materials sourced from countries with higher environmental and workforce standards....