Monday, October 20, 2025

"Australia's PM Albanese and Trump sign rare earths deal as US confirms Aukus defence agreement"

From the BBC, October 20:

Summary

  • US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a deal on critical minerals and rare earths

  • The agreement is a key objective for the US as it seeks to move away from dependence on China, writes the BBC's Bernd Debusmann Jr.

  • Albanese says the US and Australia will contribute billions to crucial projects in the next six months as part of the new rare earths and critical minerals deal

....MUCH MORE including the blog:

  • How can Australia actually help the US rare earths' goals? 
  • What do we know about the US-Australia rare earths deal? 
  • Defence discussions and rare minerals - what was discussed