A rush on critical minerals is coming for our most remote and disadvantaged communities
- Written by Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
King Ropes Access, ShutterstockThe Australian mining industry was promised billions of dollars in last week’s federal budget to boost critical minerals such as lithium, copper and rare earth metals. This includes tax incentives, an innovation fund and money for Geoscience Australia to map these resources.
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